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Reports, We have actively contributed to the ongoing curriculum review with a series of detailed reports and collaborative efforts. These include a joint paper with the Design Council, NSEAD, and fifteen other organisations, alongside our own response informed by over 200 teacher submissions. There is widespread agreement that the existing curriculum requires substantial reform. The focus on STEM education and addressing the skills gap to support the industrial strategy offers hope for positioning D&T as a vital subject within schools. You can see all of our reports and co-authored...
60 minute CPD - Primary programming and control - After School November, 60 minute CPD, online course (Zoom link will be provided) What is programming and control in D&T? Where to start? Do you know your ‘Crumbles’ from your ‘Micro:bits’? Are you lost in a scary sea of wires, computers and batteries? Course objectives: In this session we will look at the basics of programming and control in D&T. We will show you options to get you started in your school and show the...
60 minute CPD - Primary programming and control - After School October, 60 minute CPD, online course (Zoom link will be provided) What is programming and control in D&T? Where to start? Do you know your ‘Crumbles’ from your ‘Micro:bits’? Are you lost in a scary sea of wires, computers and batteries? Course objectives: In this session we will look at the basics of programming and control in D&T. We will show you options to get you started in your school and show the...
Secondary, Secondary Design and Technology builds on the skills and knowledge pupils have already learnt at primary school. It leverages increasingly sophisticated resources, including dedicated teaching environments, manufacturing equipment and specialist teaching. As students progress through this phase, they may be given the opportunity to focus on specific aspects of the subject such as product design, food technology, engineering, systems and control, electronics, textiles and graphics. However, at its core is creativity and imagination. Students learn to design and make products that solve genuine, relevant problems within different contexts whilst considering their...
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....
Speaking and listening through D&T projects Project overview, Speaking and listening through D&T projects Project overviewAges 11-14 YearsFirst published 2014 This programme, supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, aims to improve the speaking and listening skills of Key Stage 3 students through delivery of a D&T project. For full details of the project go to the Improving speaking and listening skills through D&T projects page. This contains the project guidance booklet outlining the importance of developing speaking and listening skills, assessment and self...
James Dyson Foundation: Free Primary D&T Course , The James Dyson Foundation, renowned for its support of engineering and design education, recently hosted an engaging and informative full-day primary Design and Technology (D&T) course at its headquarters in Malmesbury. This free course, aimed at primary school educators, was devised to bridge the gap between industry processes and the D&T curriculum taught in classrooms. Attendees had the opportunity to learn from industry experts and explore valuable resources offered by the James Dyson Foundation. The primary D
Speaking and listening through D&T projects Assessment materials, Speaking and listening through D&T projects Assessment materialsAges 11-14 YearsFirst published 2014 This programme, supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, aims to improve the speaking and listening skills of Key Stage 3 students through delivery of a D&T project. For full details of the project go to the Improving speaking and listening skills through D&T projects page. Guidance on levels for speaking and listening, reading and writing, and self assessment forms for students to...
Design Education International, What is Design Education International? Design Education International is the global brand of the Design & Technology Association. We have worked extensively with the UK Department for Education together with civil servants, examination boards, local authorities, head-teachers and with teachers. Design Education International offers a wide range of consultancy services in primary and secondary curriculum development including specification of curriculum models, vocational qualifications frameworks and academic examinations, development of classroom delivery models and techniques, design and implementation of pupil assessments and development and implementation of teacher...
Research, The Design & Technology Association is dedicated to advancing research in design and technology education allocating a proportion of its financial reserves specifically to support research in the field. The Design & Technology Association Conferences included an opportunity for research professionals from institutions throughout the world to meet and present their latest work. All conference proceedings have been published and all papers and related resources are available through the links below. Access to research material is available on the Liverpool John Moores University open access data repository. It contains a substantial number...
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