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Curriculum Review Response, The long-awaited curriculum review led by Professor Becky Francis is generating anticipation within the design and technology education community. The Association has actively contributed to this process, collaborating on a joint paper with the Design Council, NSEAD, and other organisations. We have now submitted our own curriculum review response informed by feedback from over 200 teachers and work with external organisations. You can read the full report here. There is widespread agreement that the existing curriculum requires...
Ensuring the Future of Design and Technology Education: An Urgent Call to Action, We were recently fortunate to be involved in an article that featured the plight of design and technology education in The Observer. Following this was the official launch of a significant new report, “A Blueprint for Renewal of Design and Technology Education,” compiled with a range of colleagues over the last twelve months and released in close collaboration with the Design Council at Havas in King’s Cross. ...
Primary Curriculum Toolkit - member download, To download your Primary Curriculum Toolkit please log in and download the member only files , This is avaialble to primary members only. Log in as a member and download the toolkit, Primary Curriculum Toolkit
Supporting Creativity and Protection at New Designers 2025, The latest instalment of New Designers 2025 brought together recent graduates, lecturers and industry professionals at the Business Design Centre. The event remains a significant part of the design calendar, offering a space for graduates to share their work and begin building their professional networks. Among those attending was Laura, CEO of Anti Copying in Design (ACID). It was a pleasure to catch up with her and learn more about ACID’s work supporting young designers. Their...
Free museum trips guide to inspire your planning for 2025–26, Teachers looking to enrich their curriculum with memorable museum visits can now access a free digital guide from Art Fund, the national charity that connects museums, people and art. This resource is designed to support teachers in planning inspiring, curriculum-linked trips for the 2025–26 academic year. 20 museums with standout school programmes The Museum Trips Guide: 20 museums to enrich your curriculum showcases a selection of 20 UK museums renowned for their excellent school...
Embedding Sustainable Practice in Design and Technology, This course aims to help teachers of design and technology develop opportunities to embed issues of sustainability into their D&T teaching. Whilst aimed at key stages 3 and above, many aspects in this course can be adapted to be relevant and useful for younger age groups. The course can also act as professional development for teachers wanting to learn more about issues of sustainable practice. Sustainability is growing in prominence within design and technology, and it is vital...
The Design & Technology Association Welcomes Arachne Digital as New Sponsor for ‘Designed for Life’ Podcast, The Design & Technology Association is delighted to welcome Arachne Digital as the new sponsor of our ‘Designed for Life’ podcast. Arachne Digital, a leader in cybersecurity solutions, plays a vital role in helping schools and other public service institutions stay safe from cyber threats, ensuring that teachers and students can focus on learning without disruption. With schools increasingly reliant on digital tools and online platforms, cyber...
We don’t have enough time to teach D&T well in our primary school. What should we do?, It is important to think about both the amount of teaching time available and how it can be used to best effect. Where a school simply doesn’t have enough time to teach D&T well, this also tends to be the case for the other non-core foundation subjects. Typically, this results from over half of the teaching time in the school day being devoted to English and maths. However, Ofsted evidence suggests that schools which...
5G is coming - is D&T ready? Are we connecting up our curriculum intelligently?, Like the next person, I get excited by the potential for the use of future technology and its positive impact on both my own immediate and the wider world. No more so than when I read articles like this piece in Interesting Engineering. They also prompt me to think about what it might mean for the teaching of D&T in schools. It reminded me of some 15 years ago, hearing a BT futurologist talking,...
Product Design Early KS3 Year 7 - Technology in Society – Eco Design, Product Design Early KS3 Year 7 - Technology in Society – Eco DesignThis helps students to understand what eco design is, how it affects product design, and ways to reduce the effect of design on the environment. It comes with a set of eco-impact cards and has video links to different approaches to reusing and recycling products. There is the option to design and prototype a new product reusing waste...
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