- KS1/2: 8 hours per 6 week block.
- Year 7/8 on rotation (32 hours per year)
- Year 9 on regular timetable (2 hours per fortnight).
Biennial Schedule for KS1/2
In order to cover the range of the art and design and design technology curricula, we have planned a two year sequence from year 1 to year 6.
Notes:
- bold text indicates Design Technology National Curriculum
- non-bold indicates Art and Design National Curriculum
- drawing skills are explicitly taught in each art/design/DT topic.
- colour is revisited regularly – in each art week.
2020-2021 KS1/2 cycle:
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
| Autumn 1 | Painting | Painting | Textiles | Textiles | Food Technology | Food Technology |
| Autumn 2 | Mechanical Systems (sliders and levers) | Mechanical Systems (sliders and levers) | Painting | Painting | Textiles | Textiles |
| Spring 1 | Collage | Collage | Mechanical Systems (sliders and levers) | Mechanical Systems (sliders and levers) | Painting | Painting |
| Spring 2 | Food Technology | Food Technology | Collage | Collage | Mechanical Systems (sliders and levers) | Mechanical Systems (sliders and levers) |
| Summer 1 | Textiles | Textiles | Food Technology | Food Technology | Collage | Collage |
| Summer 2 | portraits including mixed media | portraits including photography / digital | portraits including mixed media | portraits including photography / digital | portraits including mixed media | portraits including photography / digital |
Art Schedule for KS3
| Rotation | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
| 1 | Keith Haring (pencil and clay) | Chris Ofili – Stephen Lawrence (textiles) | Identity (Technical drawing) |
| 2 | Georgia O’Keefe (observational drawing) | Bob and Roberta Smith | Linocut outcome / clay outcome |
KS3 Fitness and Nutrition Overview
At KS3, the food technology elements of the National Curriculum for DT are taught within Fitness and Nutrition.
