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Woodsawing Machines (S1HS) - Initial Course Training (JP), Course members will undertake a variety of practical exercises over the day to prepare them for the range of woodworking machining processes required to accurately and safely prepare materials within school workshops. Machines covered will include the circular table saw and the narrow band saw. Course members will receive a course pack covering current legislation and the knowledge, skills and understanding required to safely use this range of woodworking machinery in schools.The course is suitable for teachers, technicians and other staff who are required to use this equipment. All the...
H&S Train the Trainer -Secondary Textiles Training Standards (STHS) 23 Sept, This refresher course is suitable for all registered RDTHSC's who currently prepare colleagues to meet the Specialist Textiles Health and Safety Training Standards. The course will familiarise you with the STHS Training Standards and the Specialist Textiles H&S training resources. These resources provide a range of practical activities that will prepare you to deliver a 1-day course for colleagues in schools and colleges to meet the STHS Training Standards. During the day you will have the opportunity to work through a range of...
Paid Opportunity for Secondary Art & DT Teachers – Help Develop a V&A Workshop, The V&A is looking for passionate secondary school Art & Design and D&T teachers to help create an exciting new outreach workshop inspired by its stunning South Asia Collection. This is a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with museum professionals, influence a brand-new classroom session, and get paid for valuable insights. Teachers are the experts when it comes to engaging students, and the V&A is keen to hear directly from them. This consultation will help shape a workshop that celebrates South...
New Contexts Released , We are pleased to announce the release of three more design contexts as part of our ‘Inspired by Industry’ initiative. These free resources are tailored for Key Stage 3 students, providing teachers with editable materials that blend real industry challenges with curriculum requirements. Explore the new contexts: KI Europe – Minimising Parts This context explores reducing components in furniture design while maintaining strength and functionality. Students can experiment with a range of materials, including timbers, metals, and 3D-printed components. Techniques like lamination, generative design, and destructive testing...
Recording Children's Progress in D&T KS1 and KS2, Recording Children's Progress in D&T KS1 and KS2 Years 5-11First published 2017In response to the ever-increasing demands and pressures on primary teachers, the D&T Association has produced a simpler, slimmed-down, more focused way of recording children’s progress in the subject. These two aids to assessment and recording progression include an editable Word file with all the assessment criteria for Designing, Making, Evaluating, Technical Knowledge and Cooking and Nutrition. There is also a simple Excel spreadsheet which allows you to record children’s progress from Key Stage 1 through...
What do you think?, You buy our resources, you use them... now tell us about the outcomes. What have your students done? Did everything go according to plan? If you have any comments about the resources on our website, please let us know. Remember too there’s a great opportunity to showcase your students’ work in one of our magazines: Designing, D&T Primary and D&T Practice. If you’ve used one of the resources in school, or if you have delivered great teaching of a different project with your classes, we’d like to know about it. Get in touch...
Prioritising Wellbeing This Summer, As the summer term winds down, many D&T teachers are feeling the weight of another busy academic year. With deadlines, exams, enrichment activities, and curriculum changes all jostling for attention, it’s easy to forget one vital element: your own wellbeing. To support the wellbeing of education staff, Education Support has released its Rest, Reflect, Reset Summer Wellbeing Toolkit, a free collection of practical, thoughtful resources designed to help you switch off, recharge, and reconnect with life beyond the classroom. The Summer Wellbeing Toolkit offers a collection of practical resources, tips...
Building Services Engineering, Building Services EngineeringAges 11-14First released 2018 These free resources have been developed with the support of CIBSE Patrons at the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, to help students understand roles and career paths into the industry. For many people, the services inside buildings – heat, power, ventilation, security and environmental systems – are invisible. Young people are often unaware of how exciting and rewarding building services engineering careers can be, and what an impact BSE design decisions have on our planet. These resources include video case studies of five of civil engineers with...
Quick Step: Designing your new D&T Dept, This handy guide helps you if you are fortunate enough to have a new department or facilities, to ensure that you get what is best for you and students. It offers advice on how to gain funding, steer the planning and design, costs and functions of your new department, and includes H&S information, sources of advice and information and how to deal with architects and the building trade. The guide looks at the vision for D&T and what it will be like in the coming years, considering technological...
Inspired By Industry - KS3 real world contexts, Inspired by Industry has been produced with leading design and manufacturing companies to support all D&T teachers, enabling them to use with students at Key Stage 3. By working on real-life contexts and learning from industry experts, it allows teachers of D&T to potentially shift how they deliver elements of Key Stage 3 in a way that aligns with elements of Key Stage 4 and beyond, replicating how many organisations design, prototype and test. The additional curriculum support documents below will help you to deliver any, or all, of the...
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