Higher Lane Primary School

Design & Technology

At Higher Lane Primary School, Design & Technology is an engaging, hands‑on subject through which pupils in Years 1 to 6 explore three core areas each year: Textiles, Cooking & Nutrition, and Construction. Using the Grammasaurus scheme, each class focuses on one of these strands per term, allowing children to build sequential skills and knowledge as they move up the school. In Textiles children learn how to select materials, use joining and decorating techniques, and improve their fine motor and design skills; in Cooking & Nutrition they explore healthy eating, food preparation and safe hygiene practices; in Construction they design, build and evaluate using tools and materials, solving practical problems. Across all these areas, children are encouraged to be creative, independent and resilient, linking their DT work with broader topics and themes from the curriculum, such as the Stone Age in Year 3.