Design

• use research and exploration, such as the study of different cultures, to identify and understand user needs
• identify and solve their own design problems and understand how to reformulate problems given to them
• develop specifications to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that respond to needs in a variety of situations
• use a variety of approaches to generate creative ideas and avoid stereotypical responses
• develop and communicate design ideas using annotated sketches, detailed plans, 3-D and mathematical modelling, oral and digital presentations

Make

• select from and use specialist tools, techniques, processes, equipment and machinery precisely, including computer-aided manufacture
• select from and use a wider, more complex range of materials, components and ingredients, taking into account their properties

Evaluate

• analyse the work of past and present professionals and others to develop and broaden their understanding
• investigate new and emerging technologies
• test, evaluate and refine their ideas and products against a specification, taking into account the views of intended users and other interested groups
• understand developments in design and technology, its impact on individuals, society and the environment, and the responsibilities of designers, engineers and technologists

Technological Knowledge

• understand and use the properties of materials and the performance of structural elements to achieve functioning solutions
• understand how more advanced mechanical systems used in their products enable changes in movement and force
• understand how more advanced electrical and electronic systems can be powered and used in their products
• apply computing and use electronics to embed intelligence in products that respond to inputs and control outputs using programmable components

Cooking & Nutrition

• understand and apply the principles of nutrition and health
• cook a repertoire of predominantly savoury dishes so that they are able to feed themselves and others a healthy and varied diet
• become competent in a range of cooking techniques
• understand the source, seasonality and characteristics of a broad range of ingredients