Our Design and Technology curriculum encourages pupils to become independent and creative problem-solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. High quality lessons allow pupils to develop and increase their resilience, perseverance, and determination levels, to ensure that they can respond positively to any problem that occurs. We aim to provide children with the opportunity to really secure “real-life skills”. Through the design and technology curriculum at The Mallard Academy, pupils are inspired by engineers, designers, chefs, and architects, from across history, to enable them to create a range of meticulous and well thought out structures, mechanisms, textiles, electrical systems, and food products with an engaging and real-life purpose. The pupils are able to research into other designs and designers in order to make informed design choices, and to give their outcomes/products a real meaning. Additionally, we teach design and technology as a process. In order to do this, we teach high quality sessions focusing on researching, designing, making, evaluating and improving. This ensures that the children are able to develop skills from across the curriculum.