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I'm joined this week by a former student of mine, Sam Reynolds. As I taught him I felt more entitled than normal to ask difficult questions (spoiler alert - he handled them very well 😉)

You can find Sam on Twitter: MrReynoldsDT

School Webpage - https://www.st-pauls.org.uk/

Episode transcript

Mentioned in this episode

6 Material Areas  

• Woods, Metals and Plastics 
• Graphics, Cards and Boards
• Engineering
• CAD/CAM 
• Food Preparation and Nutrition
• Fashion and Textiles 

The St Paul's Learning Talents that we've interwoven throughout the Design and Technology curriculum  

• Thought Process - "Working it out! Applying what you know."
• Academic Articulation - "Communicating like a scholar."
• Linking Learning - "Making and using connections"
• Evaluation - "Asking .... To what extent? Would it be better if?"
• Necessary Knowledge - "Being curious to know."
• Tenacity - "Independence in and beyond the classroom."
• Strategic Approach - "Knowing the best approaches to get the best outcomes" 

The 5 categories that we've split into 'technical principles' knowledge 

• "The materials around us" 
• "DT and our world"
• "Confidence in Drawing"
• "How things work" 
• "Food Preparation and Nutrition" 

Students revisit these categories each year in KS3. We assess students understanding in each of these areas, as well their progress in "design and make" projects.

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