Start Date: 24th June 2026
Time: 09:30 - 16:30
Member Price: £50.00
Your Price: £75.00
Full-Day, Face-to-Face Course |
Course Overview
This full-day, in-person course is designed for primary teachers and subject leaders who want to develop a high-quality design and technology (D&T) curriculum and engaging lessons. Whether you are new to D&T or looking to refine your existing provision, this hands-on session will provide you with the tools and confidence to deliver purposeful, impactful learning.
The course explores best practice through the acclaimed planning resource Projects on a Page (POAP) — a flexible scheme of work covering Food and Nutrition, Textiles, Structures, Mechanisms, Electronics, and Programming and Control. POAP supports schools in delivering a broad and balanced primary D&T curriculum.
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for:
Primary teachers looking to build confidence in teaching D&T
Subject and curriculum leaders developing a progressive D&T framework
Educators seeking to align D&T with National Curriculum expectations using POAP
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you will:
Understand how Projects on a Page can be tailored to meet your school’s needs
Learn how to contextualise learning and avoid a “making by numbers” approach
Develop skills to plan cohesive sequences of lessons using POAP
Ensure progression and coverage across key stages
Understand and apply the 6 D&T Principles
What You Will Learn
Participants will explore how to:
Use Projects on a Page as an effective planning tool
Develop well-structured sequences of lessons
Address the key design skills of design, make and evaluate
Ensure progression and coverage of key content
Contextualise learning to create meaningful outcomes
Plan engaging lessons with varied learning opportunities
Create practical outcomes using POAP templates
Break down and analyse POAP units through hands-on activities
What You Will Gain
Increased confidence in curriculum design
Practical strategies to enhance lesson quality
Hands-on experience with POAP materials
Clear guidance on delivering engaging and progressive D&T lessons
What to Bring
We recommend bringing a laptop or portable device for the session.
Meet Your Trainer
Lol Conway – Curriculum and Professional Development Manager
Lol was a Design and Technology teacher for 14 years teaching students from years 7 to 13 in comprehensive secondary schools. She has been a Head of Department for 7 of those years and was a College/Pastoral Leader for 2. During her time as Head of Department she took a department that was struggling to a thriving and outstanding faculty within the school.
Lol has also worked as a Primary Teacher setting up and delivering EYFS, KS1 and KS2 Design and Technology in her school and developing a Curriculum Pathway for the subject so as to create an effective through Curriculum into KS3 and beyond.
Read more about Lol
Before booking onto this course, please read our terms and conditions and cancellation policy.
NBBy booking you are committing to attend.
No-shows on the day will result in your school being invoiced for £100. Please gain appropriate permissions prior to booking a place.
We will also pay your supply teacher
James Dyson Foundation, Tetbury Hill
Malmesbury
Wiltshire
SN16 0RP
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