We follow Kapow's new and condensed 2026 scheme, ensuring children experience a carefully sequenced programme of practical and purposeful learning.

Children learn through the process of Design, Make, Evaluate and Technical Knowledge. They investigate existing products, explore materials and techniques, develop and communicate ideas, select appropriate tools and materials, and create and evaluate their own products.

Children are encouraged to experiment, solve problems, learn from mistakes and refine their ideas. We also make links to real-life designers, engineers, sustainability and the wider world, helping children understand the relevance of their learning.

By the end of Key Stage 2, our children will:

• Be confident in designing, making, testing and evaluating purposeful products.
• Generate and communicate their own ideas using sketches, diagrams, prototypes and technical vocabulary.
• Select appropriate materials, tools and techniques and use them safely and accurately.
• Have developed practical skills including measuring, cutting, joining, assembling and finishing.
• Understand how structures, mechanisms, electrical systems and digital technologies work.
• Apply knowledge of food, nutrition and healthy eating.
• Understand that good design considers the user, purpose, function, appearance and sustainability of a product.
• Be able to test, evaluate and improve their designs.
• Explain and justify their design choices using appropriate technical vocabulary.
• Show creativity, resilience, independence and problem-solving skills.