Technology including Food
At Romans Field School, pupils are given the opportunity to design, make and evaluate a range of different products.
Starting to build their ideas based on a real customer, pupils will work with a variety of materials, including fabrics, wood and electronics, to create products that meet a need. After this, they are asked to evaluate their success and then amend and edit their designs to make them even more effective.
We are lucky enough to have a fully functioning DT room, enabling the children to experience using different materials and equipment safely. Activities could include using saws and vices to cut wood, using the new Cricut machine as part of their computer-aided design or cutting and sewing fabrics using the sewing machine.
As part of our Food Technology offering, pupils have a dedicated pupil kitchen with four oven and work areas. Within this programme, pupils learn about food safety and healthy eating; where food comes from and different people’s food choices; and the impact our food has on the environment. Pupils are encouraged to create and try a range of different savoury and sweet dishes, as well as critique their own success in the kitchen.
The Design Technology and Food curriculum helps to inspire pupils’ creativity and help them to take the first steps towards a variety of different careers and further education options – including apprenticeships, college and university opportunities in design, construction and engineering.
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” – Steve Jobs.
“Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse.
“Design is intelligence made visual.” – Alina Wheeler.
With DT you can be any of these and more: costume designer, furniture designer, magazine journalist, interior designer.
“No one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.” – Julia Child.
“Baking is both an art and a science.” – Sherry Yard.
“Food isn’t like anything else. It’s precious.” – Alice Waters.
With cooking you can be any of these and more: baker, chef, food manufacturing inspector, restaurant manager.
Curriculum Leads is Mrs Phillips
