At Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, we believe that the teaching of design and technology helps pupils to use their creativity to design and create products that solve real-world and imaginative problems, taking risks throughout. Design and technology infuses a range of practical skills, such as engineering and art, to contribute ideas to wider society and culture.

This enables us to live within, love and learn about the feats of engineering and creativity in ours, and other, cultures

Design and Technology is a sacred subject:

• Design Technology incorporates innovative creativity and risk-taking leading to a high level of resourcefulness 
• It enables learners to become channels of divine inspiration. 
• Design Technology calls forth imagination, resourcefulness, and creativity whilst drawing on a wide variety of complementary disciplines. 
• Design Technology challenges students to engage with issues of inclusion, stewardship, the dignity of the human person and ecology. 

Design and Technology enables pupils to know the universal story they are a part of:

• Story Past - the use of design and technology skills in creating some of the wonders of the word through history
• Story Present - the use of design and technology through their everyday lives and how it impacts and changes cultures
• Story Future - how design and technology advances our understanding and approach to the world and how it can be used as a positive influence for change

Below are some examples of how our teaching of Design and Technology contributes to our whole school pupil characteristics:

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You can find out more about how we implement this intent statement by reviewing the documents at the end of this page.

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If you would like to know more about how we teach Design and Technology at our school, please contact Mrs Tarode via the ‘Contact Us’ page.