Anisha Jethwa My name is Anisha Jethwa, and I teach the children in Year 2. I have been at Mayflower for 25 years. I enjoy yoga and tai chi and I love spending time with my family and friends and travelling. I have been the Design and Technology Leader at Mayflower for almost three years. During this period, revised plans have ensured progression and skills in D&T are built upon and all areas of D&T are covered as the children move through the school. I am eager to develop D&T further by linking it more closely with computing and other subjects such as history.
Intent, Implementation and Impact
As D&T Lead, I will work hard to ensure that the D&T National Curriculum is effectively delivered to all of the children at Mayflower Primary School. Teachers have received CPD and will continue to be well-trained in different areas of D&T. Good quality resources are provided to deliver engaging lessons with a clear understanding of the user and purpose of the product. As our children progress through the D&T projects, they will deepen their knowledge and skills, gaining a sense how people solve problems in the real world and how mistakes can lead to success.
Assessment in D&T takes place during lessons through feedback provided by staff. As per our feedback and marking policy, this is most effective during the lesson. Children will also RAG rate their own learning at the end of each lesson against the Question for the Session. Formal assessments are made at the end of each term, and these are submitted to the Head Teacher, determining attainment, progress, and the overall impact of the syllabus on all our children. They are measured against age-related expectations across the syllabus, using a 4-point system, as follows:
Working below Key Stage
Working Towards Age-Related Expectations
Working at Age-Related Expectations
Working at the Greater Depth Standard
Differentiation helps all teachers to ensure that the children’s needs are being met through lesson content that is matched to their needs. Adaptations are also made to ensure that our SEND children can gain access to all lessons, with a strong focus on disciplinary and substantive knowledge, as opposed to the literacy and numeracy skills we may expect of them to access it. In this way, low outcomes in literacy and numeracy do not have to equate to low outcomes in D&T.
Golden Threads and Curriculum Enrichment
D&T supports the 3-Golden Threads in many different ways, and we recognise the contribution it makes to the development of children’s character and worldview. The global goals provide a framework for the love, care and compassion we show to the planet and each other. Social Justice is about fairness in society. Talking about past and current designers and inventors will give children the opportunity to question whether children and adults from all identity groups have the same rights, opportunities, access to resources and benefits. Outdoor learning is promoted through walks around our local area to gain ideas at the start of some projects and working with the local community. Visits from and visitors into school also enrich the delivery of the D&T at Mayflower Primary School.
The Journey of the Child
Through carefully planned and progressive projects that reference prior learning and prepare children for future learning, we can chart a child’s journey through our school from their entry in the Orchard, all the way through to the end of Year 6. Please tap on the following link to see how our children experience D&T at Mayflower, and how this links together, helping them to develop and build upon prior skills:Click Here
Curriculum in Action
Talking about the curriculum is far less effective than actually seeing it in action. We love to capture our children’s engagement with Design and Technology, both in the classroom and our local area. For more information, please tap on the following link:
