Technologies

Technologies at Gordon Primary School include craft, design, engineering, graphics, food, textile and information technologies.

We aim to develop our pupils’ skills in order for them to participate in modern life so that they can:

• Develop an understanding of technologies and their impact on society – in the past, present and future
  
  
• Apply knowledge, understanding and practical skills to design and create products, processes and solutions that meet needs in play and daily life
  
  
• Gain the confidence and skills to embrace and use technologies
  
  

Information Technology is an integral part of our curriculum. The school computer system is locally and nationally networked to allow access to internet and e-mail facilities.  At Gordon Primary each class has a bank of at least five laptops so that individuals, pairs or small groups can access technology to support and enhance learning.  In addition to these opportunities to apply technology skills, the school bank of laptops are timetabled to allow whole class technology lessons where children learn skills in the following aspects of computer technology:

• Text, Graphics & Multimedia
  
  
• Controlling and Programming
  
  
• Collecting and Analysing
  
  
• Electronic Communication
  
  
• Digital Research