UK National Curriculum KS2/KS3/KS4

• KS2 Maths: Number – Geometry – properties of shapes |recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes
• KS3 Maths: Number – Geometry and measures | use the properties of faces, surfaces, edges and vertices of cubes, cuboids, prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones and spheres to solve problems in 3-D
• KS3 Computing: Subject Content | undertake creative projects that involve selecting, using, and combining multiple applications, preferably across a range of devices, to achieve challenging goals, including collecting and analysing data and meeting the needs of known users
• KS2/3 Design & Technology: Aims | develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world
• KS2/3 Design & Technology: Aims | build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users
• KS2 Design & Technology: Design | use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups
• KS2 Design & Technology: Design | generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design
• KS2 Design & Technology: Evaluate | investigate and analyse a range of existing products
• KS2 Design & Technology: Evaluate | evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work
• KS3 Design & Technology: Design | develop specifications to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that respond to needs in a variety of situations
• KS3 Design & Technology: Design | develop and communicate design ideas using annotated sketches, detailed plans, 3-D and mathematical modelling, oral and digital presentations and computer-based tools
• KS3 Design & Technology: Make | select from and use specialist tools, techniques, processes, equipment and machinery precisely, including computer-aided manufacture
• KS3 Design & Technology: Evaluate | investigate new and emerging technologies
• KS3 Design & Technology: Evaluate | understand developments in design and technology, its impact on individuals, society and the environment, and the responsibilities of designers, engineers and technologists
• KS4 Design & Technology: Aims | develop a broad knowledge of materials, components and technologies and practical skills to develop high quality, imaginative and functional prototypes
• KS4 Design & Technology: Technical Principles | the impact of new and emerging technologies on industry, enterprise, sustainability, people, culture, society and the environment, production techniques and systems
• KS4 Design & Technology: Designing and Making Principles | demonstrate an ability to write a design brief and specifications from their own and others’ considerations of human needs, wants and interests
• KS4 Design & Technology: Designing and Making Principles | investigate factors, such as environmental, social and economic challenges, in order to identify opportunities and constraints that influence the processes of designing and making
• KS4 Design & Technology: Designing and Making Principles | explore and develop their ideas, testing, critically analysing and evaluating their work in order to inform and refine their design decisions thus achieving improved outcomes