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23/06/23

Sorry Years 4 & 5!

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23/06/23

Our Year 3 & 4 classes yesterday & today have been learning some new skills such as tree climbing and archery. Thanks to & pic.twitter.com/3g9Vf8nB4g

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22/06/23

Congratulations for winning a Silver Award for Excellence in SEND. An incredible achievement https://t.co/ypKQa2qNXm

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21/06/23

Thank you to all of our teaching staff at Merstham Primary School pic.twitter.com/o490ssovVZ

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21/06/23

Congratulations for winning a Silver Award for Excellence in SEND. An incredible achievement https://t.co/ypKQa2qNXm

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14/06/23

We are delighted to announce that… WE WON!!! And the play area will be remaining in Surrey and not relocating to Devon 😂 pic.twitter.com/hcc9Sblloy

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14/06/23

Today Mr Oulton & Mrs Cooper headed up to London for the Education Business Awards for our EYFS outdoor play area, AND…. pic.twitter.com/heFZAv3u0y

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13/06/23

We are excited for the Education Business Awards tomorrow for our chance to win ‘Best Play Space’ for our Early Years outdoor play area. pic.twitter.com/ezQA3GezF6

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08/06/23

Our year 4 class have enjoyed their Egyptian workshop today and all looked fantastic in their costumes. pic.twitter.com/76gEWT3iCw

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05/06/23

We are pleased to announce that Merstham Primary School has been shortlisted for the New Play Space Award category in this years Education Business Awards! https://t.co/3RHDFGRXTD pic.twitter.com/jRNG8zP1Ow

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11/05/23

Stripey is in today, as tomorrow will be the last day of the collection for for ‘School Days’ campaign. Please do bring anything you are able to donate from the list to the school office. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/8cyhxTWJGJ

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05/05/23

Just posted a photo https://t.co/FzdwtoNV8G

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04/05/23

We are excited to be celebrating the King’s Coronation at school tomorrow where the children can wear red, white and blue clothing. We are also looking forward to seeing everyone’s completed stamps. https://t.co/aHFTJxxVmc

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18/04/23

Congratulations to all of those who received their school choices last night. We are looking forward to welcoming all of our new reception children in September 2023. https://t.co/DtlWrsMewB

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17/04/23

Welcome back to all our children today, and also good luck on those waiting to hear about reception primary school places today. https://t.co/WdgAHLyI9D

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30/03/23

Nursery and reception children had a great time when came to visit yesterday with their animals. https://t.co/JSwC6mcAz4

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28/03/23

The Year 6 children have arrived safely in Duxford. They have just started a documentary challenge about WW2. https://t.co/KNUtwKzLmV

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27/03/23

Our year 5 children visited Easter Experience last Friday. They all had a great time learning about the events of the Easter story & thought the actors were great. Thank you! https://t.co/aPTileSRYj

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23/03/23

Just posted a photo https://t.co/B0qof7rBhB

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16/03/23

This week the Nursery children have been out in the school woods on a Gruffalo Hunt. https://t.co/dxBQ4x6rng

Design and Technology

MERSTHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL

At Merstham Primary School our vision statement A community growing learning and achieving together clearly sets out what we wish to achieve as a school community. Embedded in our vision are our values:-  Community,  Aiming High, Learning to Learn and wellbeing

Intent

At Merstham Primary School, we believe that Design and Technology helps to prepare children for the developing world and encourages them to become curious and creative problem-solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. We encourage our children to use their creativity and understanding when developing ideas, planning, making products and evaluating them. Whilst enabling them to talk about what they like and dislike when designing and making.

At Merstham Primary School, the Design and Technology curriculum combines skills, knowledge, concepts and values to enable children to tackle real problems. We aim to, wherever possible, link work to other disciplines such as mathematics, science, computing and art.

Implementation

All classes offer opportunities to study food and nutrition, often linked to study of countries. We consider the seasonal aspects of our food supplies and promote a real understanding of where food comes from.

All year groups participate in at least three DT projects per year. Part of the DT process is to plan in detail, create and then carefully evaluate.

Children are taught these across all year groups. DT helps to prepare children for the developing world and encourages them to become curious and creative problem-solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. We encourage our children to use their creativity skills when developing ideas, planning, making products and evaluating them, whilst enabling them to talk about what they like and dislike when designing and making.

There is am emphasis on the ‘how’ children learn, developing children's independence and creativity within the subject.

Impact of the Design Technology Curriculum

Assessment of children's learning in Design Technology is an ongoing monitoring of children's understanding, knowledge and skills by the class teacher, throughout lessons. This assessment is then used to inform differentiation, support and challenge required by the children.

Useful weblinks

National Curriculum Design and Technology

DATA Primary Design Association

STEM  Primary D&T resources