This area of the curriculum encourages children to develop important skills for learning, life and work, which can lead to more specialised study and relevant careers. The technologies are currently described as six distinctive areas of work. These are:  technological developments in society, information and communications technology (ICT) to enhance learning, business, computing science,  craft, design, engineering and graphics and food and textiles.

As they progress, pupils will be given opportunities to use a variety of digital devices and systems with growing confidence, to support and inspire their learning. The development of IT skills will be encouraged and developed across the curriculum with certain programs being taught discretely through newly developed schemes of work. They will demonstrate good teamwork, applying business and enterprise skills in organising events such as the school show and our learning festivals.

The children will enhance their independent living skills, developing important knowledge and attitudes relating to healthy eating. Through problem solving activities they will be involved in designing, building and evaluating in various contexts.