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Master of toy and games design, Richard Heayes, Designed for Life podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation and PTC Onshape. Listen here This episode was recorded some time ago but I have held it for release in the buildup to Christmas; so please do excuse the format not being quite the same as the latest pods. In this podcast, we are privileged to be in conversation with Richard Heayes a master of toy and games design. Richard trained in Industrial...
How should we teach ‘exploded diagrams’ to children in KS2?, First, show children some examples of exploded diagrams e.g. those provided by a DIY store or used to assemble a model with a construction kit. Discuss the fact that exploded diagrams help when we want to show people the parts or components of the product we are designing, how they fit together and the order of assembly. If safe and possible, ask children to disassemble a relevant, existing product (and make sure they are able to reassemble it afterwards!) Alternatively, if they can’t actually disassemble a product, they...
The 25th Design & Technology Association Excellence Awards Nominations are now open! , These prestigious awards serve as a platform to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work undertaken by individuals who have made significant contributions within D&T. In a constantly evolving landscape, D&T plays a crucial role in fostering creativity, problem-solving, and practical skills. The Excellence Awards aim to shine a spotlight on those individuals who have gone above and beyond, whether that is through ground-breaking projects, educational initiatives, or transformative leadership. Pupils and colleagues are nominated for their outstanding work or exceptional contribution...
New Release: Design and Technology Education: An International Journal – Volume 30, Issue 2 (2025), We are delighted to announce the publication of Volume 30, Issue 2 of ‘Design and Technology Education: An International Journal’. This issue presents fresh explorations of how design and technology education can be revitalised through culturally responsive pedagogy, creativity frameworks, and innovative learning environments. Inside the Issue Designing Futures Tilanka Chandrasekera, Tutaleni Asino, and Nicole Colston This article examines how immersive, culturally grounded pedagogies can transform STEM learning for Native American middle school students. Using VR, AR, and 3D...
YouTube Channel host, presenter and professional speaker , Ruth Amos, In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with award-winning British inventor, YouTube Channel host, presenter and professional speaker Ruth Amos. Listen here! Ruth's future took a massive diversion when she was tasked with designing a mobility aid for a member of her design and technology teachers' family who had suffered a stroke. The task quickly escalated from a school GCSE project to a potential business as it became evident that there was no equivalent solution on the market, and...
Design researcher & team leader, Prof. Rebecca Earley, Podcast brought to you by the Design and Technology Association in partnership with the Edge Foundation. Listen now. Becky is a design researcher and award-winning research team leader at the University of the Arts London. She is based at Chelsea College of Arts where she is Co-Director of Centre for Circular Design (CCD). In October 2021 she co-founded World Circular Textiles Day 2050 with a team of like-minded collaborators who all want to create clear roadmaps for circular textiles, by drawing together current...
Lead Practitioner Design & Technology, Dave Bausor, Dave Bausor is a Lead Practitioner and SLE of Design & Technology at Ely College Academy which is part of CMAT (Cambridge Meriden Academy Trust), creator and administrator of TopBrumD&T and D&T Excellence Award winner 2019 for Innovation & Creativity. Dave works as a consultant for the Association and writes resources and delivers training. Watch Dave's D&T department tour here
Strategic Design Consultant , Matthew Cockerill, In this episode, we are privileged to be in conversation with independent strategic design consultant Matthew Cockerill. Matthew concentrates on helping companies accurately position their future direction and focus by identifying what he terms their 'near future' opportunities. Not crystal ball gazing into the future and predicting what lies ahead, more pinning a destination down to what is possible within a given time frame (normally 6/8 years) and then working back from point. Using his expertise and insight, Matthew has helped some of the world's biggest brands and some of the...
Member only tasks and activities, Building on approaches familiar in primary, each Inspired by Industry context will feature opportunities to deliver content and exploratory opportunities, running alongside the main project. These are used to deliver skills and knowledge alongside an open design brief: Investigative and Evaluative Activities (IEAs) where students learn from a range of existing products and find out about D&T in the wider world. This may be aspects such as product disassembly, reflection and prediction and discussions and explorations regarding sustainability. Focused Tasks (FTs) where they are...
Head of Faculty for Engineering and Design, Andrew Kyprianou, Designed for Life podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation and PTC Onshape. Listen Here This podcast offers something a little different as we talk to staff and alumni students from WMG Academy for Young Engineers, a UTC situated in Coventry. For those unfamiliar, UTCs or 'University Technical Colleges' to give them their full title are government-funded schools with a heavy STEM curriculum focus. The original UTCs filled with students from age 13/14 (year...
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