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Stuart Dashwood at Prodrive, I have been a Design Technology teacher for a little over 12 years, unlike many design technology teachers, am not an engineer, I am an arts graduate, specifically I trained as a Jewellery designer, I have sometimes felt this leaves me at a disadvantage when I am trying to guide my students, to help them make the best choices for careers and next steps after school. I am constantly fascinated by the huge number of things I discover I don’t know, particularly about entry into engineering and how to answer...
GCSE Textiles Rescue Video - Zigzag appliqué, GCSE Textiles Rescue – Zig-zag AppliquéAges 14-16First published 2014 This eight-and-a-half minute video shows the technique of machine stitched zig-zag appliqué, explaining what this is and where it is used in decorating products. This helps students achieve a higher grade as it is a more challenging method. It includes step-by step instructions on how to use this technique using a sewing machine. A number of other instructional videos and presentations have been developed and are available showing a range of practical skills students can...
GCSE Textiles Rescue Video - Hook and Eye, GCSE Textiles Rescue – Hook and EyeAges 14-16First published 2014 This six minute video shows the technique of attaching a hook and eye to a product. This is a fairly easy fastening technique but is fiddly and the small size will require students to be patient. Details such as this added at the top of a zip to help close a fastening are the things that can help raise students marks in controlled assessment. The video gives step-by step instructions on how to position
GCSE Textiles Rescue Video - Concealed Zip, GCSE Textiles Rescue – Concealed ZipAges 14-16First published 2014 This eight minute video shows the technique of inserting a concealed zip, a fairly difficult technique that, if successfully done, will gain students good grades as it gives a quality finish to a product. It includes explanations of where these are used and detailed step-by step instructions on inserting concealed zips and using a presser foot on the sewing machine. A number of other instructional videos and presentations have been developed and are available showing a range...
GCSE Textiles Rescue Video - Knife Pleats, GCSE Textiles Rescue – Knife pleatsAges 14-16First published 2014 This eight minute video shows the technique of making knife pleats. The video shows different types of knife pleat and has examples of where they are used in products, including shirts, trousers and dresses for decorative purposes or to allow for more movement when wearing products. It includes step-by step instructions on how to make knife pleats using different methods for separate applications. A number of other instructional videos and presentations have been developed and are available...
GCSE Textiles Rescue Video - Box and Inverted Pleats, GCSE Textiles Rescue – Box and inverted pleatsAges 14-16First published 2014 This eight minute video shows the technique of making box and inverted pleats, explaining what they are and where they are used in products. It includes step-by step instructions on how to make and where to use pleats and examples of their use in skirts, shirts, dresses and other products. This technique helps students produce a quality product and achieve higher grades by using this in place of, for...
RAF Museum Midlands Design and Technology Resources, The RAF Museum Midlands offers resources tailored to primary and secondary classrooms, making it a valuable tool for design and technology teachers. By focusing on practical, curriculum-linked activities, the museum provides teachers with creative ways to engage students in engineering, design, and problem-solving. Primary-Level Resources For primary school teachers, the museum offers simple, hands-on activities to introduce pupils to STEM, engineering and design. Resources like ‘Build Your Own Aircraft’ allow students to explore design thinking in a...
Product Design Early KS3 Year 7 - Design and Make – Jewellery Design, Product Design Early KS3 Year 7 - Design and Make – Jewellery DesignStudents are required to design and make an item of jewellery based upon 20th century design movements, reflecting the essential features of the chosen movement. It contains example mood boards, using a viewfinder for inspiration and a video on using 2D Design to help make a pewter mould before outlining the pewter casting method.This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design...
Technology Subject Teacher, Garrett Spellman, Garrett is Head of Department of Technology subject at the Convent of Mercy Secondary School in county Roscommon, Ireland. Garrett has a Bachelor's Degree (BEng) in Civil Engineering and qualifications in Technology Education. He has taught internationally under the UK Curriculum, IGCSE, and the International Bachelorette (IB) in Design & Technology. Garrett has delivered educational and subject specific content for the Association, associations in Ireland and in UAE schools. Watch Garrett's D&T department tour here
Putting the Communications in Electronics and Communications Technology, Age 11-14 yearsFirst published 2012 This project offers a basic introduction to wireless communications technology, using infra-red as a starting point. Infra-red is relatively simple, components are cheap and it enables students to understand some of the basic principles of how wireless control works. Communications Technology is now a huge industry worldwide and a vast range and variety of electronic products are now developed with a view to enabling better, faster and wider communications between people across the world. The exponential development curve...
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