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How to Implement Structures in the Primary D&T Curriculum

How to Implement Structures in the Primary D&T Curriculum, This course aims to provide D&T teachers at KS1 and KS2 with inspiration and practical advice to implement structures into their D&T curriculum with videos and downloadable resources to help improve confidence and knowledge in this area of D&T. Objectives: To help generate ideas and give practical solutions on structures. Gain confidence and improve your knowledge of structures. By participating in this course, you will: Get access to a number of...

Promoting D&T in the School and Wider Community

Promoting D&T in the School and Wider Community, Study in your own time and at your own pace with the D&T Association E-Learning courses. No need to travel or take time out of school.Do people know the great things that happen in your department? Do parents, students and other teachers value the subject? Create a buzz around D&T at your school with these tried and tested approaches and make D&T the jewel of the school crown!Objectives: • Provide a number of case-studies of promotional techniques • Inspire you and give you opportunities to...

Iterative Design in Action

Iterative Design in Action, Iterative Design in ActionCPD for teaching iterative design and designing in contextsAges 5-16First published 2016 Iterative design and context have been identified as critical and potentially the most unfamiliar features of the new requirements for design and technology.The Design and Technology Association has worked with the team at Goldsmiths on this flexible collection of CPD resources to support key aspects of the new design and technology curriculum at KS1, 2, 3 and GCSE. The materials have been developed to be used in a range of different CPD...

Ensuring the Future of Design and Technology Education: An Urgent Call to Action

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. The report highlighted some alarming statistics: GCSE entries in design and technology have...

Food Mid KS3 Y8 Design and Make - Design and make your school lunch

Food Mid KS3 Y8 Design and Make - Design and make your school lunch, D&T Key ResourcesFood Mid KS3 – Design and MakeDesign and make your school lunch – 8 hoursFirst published 2015; updated 2016 Working within national constraints of the School Food Standards students will design an appropriate main meal for school lunches. They will know how to plan, prepare, adapt and cook a suitable meal for a given need, understanding the requirements for it to be nutritious and healthy. Practical sessions include adapting, preparing and evaluating their dishes against...

Graphic design and getting the most out of publisher

Graphic design and getting the most out of publisher, This session hopes to serve as a very basic introduction to graphic design using an easy to access program - Microsoft Publisher Session Content: Understand how to use templates Introduction to common CAD commands Implementing progression How to incorporate IEA’s (Investigative and Evaluative Activities) Presented by: Matt Legg, Primary Teacher at Cumnor House Sussex. Matt graduated as a Product Designer from Bournemouth University spending some of his placement year at...

F1 in Schools Primary Challenge

F1 in Schools Primary Challenge, Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman F1 in Schools launched the F1 challenge back in 1999 originally in 8 schools. It now operates in over 26,000 schools across 51 countries worldwide. In this webinar Andrew introduced the new PRIMARY CLASS for 9-11 year olds, which was launched in 2020. View the webinar powerpoint slides and see how your pupils can get involved here

Design Curriculum Units

Design Curriculum Units, These downloadable member-only units cover a range of aspects of evaluation. These units will be regularly developed and added to, creating a broad suite of resources to use in the classroom. Design Thinking - this unit guides through a structured yet flexible problem-solving process that emphasises creativity, empathy, and innovation and the development of key skills like user-centred thinking, collaboration, critical analysis, and iterative design. Modelling - this unit introduces different forms of modelling, both physical and digital, exploring their purposes, advantages, and limitations in product design,...

Product Design Late KS3 Y9 Design and Make - Such a Mess

Product Design Late KS3 Y9 Design and Make - Such a Mess, Product Design Late KS3 Y9 Design and Make - Such a MessThis presentation is about organising ideas to help determine what to design and for whom. It looks at product analysis, sketching and modelling prototypes and using CAD to develop a design solution.This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design and Textiles has been fully refreshed and new titles added. They provide teachers of Years 7, 8 and 9 with a basic set of units they can use

Design with a Cause The Washing Machine Project

Design with a Cause: The Washing Machine Project - real-world design for real impact, A problem that sparks imagination For millions around the world, washing clothes by hand is a daily burden, sometimes taking up to 20 hours a week. The Washing Machine Project tackles this challenge head-on with a simple but life-changing idea: a low-cost, portable, hand-operated washing machine designed for communities without reliable power or running water. The project was inspired by engineer Nav Sawhney’s time volunteering in southern India. He witnessed firsthand the exhausting reality faced by his neighbour Divya, who spent...

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