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Membership of the Design & Technology Association, Plan your 24/25 curriculum with confidence, using our expert content Solve your Primary School Design & Technology concerns now, with our tools information and knowledge. Teach excellent and progressive D&T lessons by using on Projects on a Page (with 23 different planners) Support your professional development with relevant courses, many accessed online immediately when you sign up to membership. Give it a try with a 4-month trial membership for only £49 available for a limited time ...
Free funding for D&T in your school with easyfundraising, As we count down towards Christmas, your school could win a daily cash injection for D&T resources courtesy of easyfundraising. Christmas Crackers, 8th - 21st December Take advantage of parent’s Christmas shopping by receiving cashback donations every time they buy from over 8,000 retailers at no extra cost to them! They just need to shop via the easyfundraising app or website. And this month, while they visit the app or site, if they click on the daily Christmas cracker, your school...
What One Teacher Learned at Dyson, The Design & Technology Association, in collaboration with the James Dyson Foundation, hosted a national CPD event at the Dyson campus in Malmesbury offering teachers from across the UK an opportunity to step inside one of the UK’s most innovative engineering environments. The fully funded CPD day brought together D&T teachers for a deep dive into hands-on activities that explored gamification, engineering tasks, Micro:bit programming, and mechanical construction. For Claire, a D&T teacher from a small independent school in Norfolk, the event was an exciting day of learning new things...
Concept Design Masterclass Feedback, Michael Noonan is a teacher at Queen Elizabeth's School Barnet. Recently, Michael participated in the ‘'Sketching & Rendering in Concept Design Masterclass by Seymourpowell’. This experience allowed him to glean insights from industry experts and contributed to his innovative teaching approach. Response to the Masterclass: The Sketching and Rendering in Concept Design Masterclass offered by Seymourpowell in collaboration with The Design & Technology Association is an excellent resource, thoroughly enriching for the technology team at our school. The course provided a focus on sketching and rendering techniques, which could be used at...
Welcome to your classroom inspiration hub, Resources Find a wealth of ready-to-use teaching materials, guides, and templates to help bring your lessons to life. From detailed lesson plans to hands-on activity sheets, these resources are designed to save you time and give your students meaningful, creative experiences.Highlighted resources Primary Candoo Cards Primary D&T Principles guidance Secondary Dinosuits Secondary All...
D&T at the Labour Party Conference , Our Chief Executive, Tony Ryan, is representing Design and Technology at this year’s Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Tony has headed north to host the dedicated event at the conference. Reflecting on the journey up, he shared his optimism about the growing recognition of the subject: “We are making sound progress. People do want to get behind our subject, and it is not just a catchy tag line. Design & Technology matters… it really is that simple.” This is an important opportunity to raise the...
Tasty Careers challenge brings real-world food and drink experiences into the classroom, The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) is inspiring students to explore careers in food and drink through its Tasty Careers Schools Challenge. The programme gives teachers a hands-on, curriculum-linked way to develop students’ creativity, teamwork, and digital, literacy, and numeracy skills while exploring nutrition, sustainability, and health. Students work with local food businesses, designing healthy, sustainable meals and considering real-world factors like costings, allergies, and ingredient sourcing. Winners enjoy unique experiences, such...
Funding Opportunity for Secondary Schools and Colleges , Secondary schools and colleges now have the opportunity to apply for grants of up to £100,000. This initiative is part of the Wolfson Foundation’s Secondary Education Programme, which aims to support educational institutions. The grants, which are generally allocated for new construction projects, refurbishments, and the procurement of technical equipment, present a valuable resource for schools looking to enhance their facilities and teaching methodologies. To be eligible, schools must meet certain criteria, including being state-funded, having a minimum of two years' worth of exam results available,...
Membership of the Design & Technology Association, Deliver excellent Design & Technology education in your primary school, using our expert content Save time and deliver with confidence even if you are not a subject expert. We provide knowledge, tools and information to make it easy for you Access resources and training to support the development of your curriculum, in line with the National Curriculum Be ready to demonstrate excellence if called on in an OFSTED inspection Teachers Tell us they... Have no time? - With ever...
D&T Primary Clickable Progression Framework KS1 & 2, Design and Technology ‘Clickable’ Progression Framework – KS1 and 2Years 5-11First published 2016The D&T Progression Framework was developed by the Design and Technology Association in collaboration with the National Curriculum Expert Group for D&T and is available as a pdf version for KS1 and 2 and for KS1, 2 and 3. This ‘clickable’ version of the framework for D&T at Key Stages 1 and 2 links to the Association’s popular Projects on a Page scheme of work. It extends the original framework by enabling subject leaders and classroom teachers to...
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