Growing In Faith and Learning
Welcome to St Leonard's CofE Primary School
Welcome to St. Leonard’s Church of England Primary School. We hope our website gives you a flavour of our vibrant, happy school and the achievements of our delightful children. We are a thriving church school in the picturesque village of Wigginton with a strong Christian ethos, growing in faith and learning. We passionately believe in developing the ‘whole child’ and ensure all children have the opportunity to reach their goals and shine in their own unique and wonderful way. Our kind, caring and dedicated team nurture, motivate and encourage our children to be confident and well-rounded members of their community. I am incredibly proud to be the Headteacher of St. Leonard’s, a place where children develop a passion for learning, feel good about themselves, are proud of their achievements and create lasting memories of friendship and connection in our school family. I warmly invite you to come and visit us at St. Leonard’s Mrs Kirsty Cullen, Headteacher.Design & Technology
Design and Technology at St. Leonard's
Design and Technology at our school is an inspiring and practical subject where pupils are taught and encouraged to use their imagination to design and make products to solve real life problems. We encourage our children to take risks, be creative and innovative while developing their growing knowledge and skills. The products the children make in our school are for a purpose, giving a real context to their work.
Our Design and Technology Intent Statement
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Design and Technology in Action
DT in our school begins in the Early Years, where it's woven through all terms' activities within different areas of the curriculum: Communication and Language; Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Understanding the World; Physical Development and Expressive Arts and Design.
All of the children in our school complete three set DT projects a year, that have been carefully mapped out to ensure the development of the children's skills, knowledge and understanding. Each project will centre around one of the key disciplines below:
Each project builds on previous skills, tools and materials to extend and develop knowledge and understanding of DT and its application to the wider world. Our projects have been chosen to link in with other areas of our curriculum that the children will be learning at the time - adding to the purpose of their learning. The children begin by carrying out investigative and evaluative activities, moving to focused tasks to practise the skills required and they then use the knowledge and skills aquired to carry out their own design, make and evaluate assignment.
Below you will find our long-term planning for DT, where you'll be able to see the projects your children will be carrying out each year. Please note, that our curriculum runs on a two-year cycle: Cycle A and Cycle B.
DT Priorities for 2025-2027
Over the next two years in design and technology, we are working on the following targets within school:
- To develop the quality of the recording of work in design and technology.
- To introduce end points and an assessment programme for design technology.
- To raise the profile of design technology within school.
If you would like any further information about design and technology at St. Leonard's, please contact Mrs Cooke, who leads the subject in our school.