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Career Profile for teachers of Design and Technology: Subject Competencies

Career Profile for teachers of Design and Technology: Subject Competencies, Career Profile for teachers of Design and Technology: Subject Competencies First published 2017 The Career Profile for teachers of Design and Technology: Subject Competencies, has been developed to replace the Minimum Competencies for Trainees to Teach Design and Technology in Secondary Schools. Since 1995, revised versions of these competencies have been used by all those involved with Initial Teacher Education (ITE). They set out the skills, knowledge and understanding for the subject which has informed ITE course provision and subsequent inspection...

Reinforcing gender stereotypes, or are we all just showing our ignorance with respect to design and technology education

Reinforcing gender stereotypes, or are we all just showing our ignorance with respect to design and technology education , If there was ever an example of journalists, fabricating and fanning the flames of an education ‘story’, in pursuit of a salacious report, then this was it. It all started as parent (or someone representing a child), questioned the school ‘taster’ experience that a class of year 4 primary children would receive when visiting one of two single sex local secondary school, Spalding High School and Spalding Grammar School. A letter was sent home to parents in the...

The Design and Technology Secondary Subject Leaders Files

The Design and Technology Secondary Subject Leaders Files, The Design and Technology Secondary Subject Leaders Files First published 2017 The subject leaders’ files consist of a set of ten files that can be used as an integrated set or as individual files to support and key factors in design and technology. File One D&T – The National Picture File Two Leadership of D&T – Vision, Mission and Policy are the keys File Three ...

Supporting Academies to align with the National Curriculum

Supporting Academies Transition to the current National Curriculum for Design & Technology, Are you concerned about the recent decision to review the National Curriculum by the new government? As you are aware, schools within Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) will be required to deliver all subjects, including D&T, which align with the National Curriculum. We know that this change brings opportunities and challenges in equal measure for some schools. How can we help make this process run smoothly? The Design and Technology Association is uniquely positioned to assist you

Research

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 of...

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Connecting industry with education to build an inspiring, innovative, diverse and proficient workforce by supporting design and technology, and engineering education in our schools and colleges., Connecting Education and Industry

GCSE Key Resources: Teaching for the Contextual Challenge

GCSE Key Resources: Teaching for the Contextual Challenge, D&T GCSE Resources Teaching for the Contextual Challenge Enabling you to prepare your students to engage in user-centred iterative designing Ages 14-16First published 2016Updated 2018 This resource is aimed at supporting teachers to develop their subject knowledge in the area of context centred designing, in readiness for delivering the GCSE in Design and Technology. It forms part of a set of CPD resources aimed at modernising your design and technology curriculum at a time when there is a clear need...

Getting the design community behind a reformed design & technology

Getting the design community behind a reformed design & technology, As many of you know, everyone at the Design & Technology Association is focused on gaining the backing of all possible industry sectors behind the subject as we seek to place a ‘Reimagined’ design and technology at the core of the English school system. Over the last two years, we have worked closely with the IET as they shaped their ‘Engineering Kids Futures’ report, and over the last fourteen months, we have worked alongside the Design Council to shape a Policy Briefing Paper ‘, The Future of Design...

Gola Design Challenge

The Gola Design Challenge in collaboration with the Design & Technology Association, Create. Innovate. See Your Design Come to Life! Enter the Gola Design Challenge for the chance to have your design turned into a professionally crafted sample! Winning concepts will be selected by Gola, giving you the opportunity to see your creative vision turned into reality. This is your opportunity to design a unique sports bag that solves real-world challenges for athletes, gym-goers, or sports enthusiasts. Whether it’s adding a waterproof compartment, smart storage solutions, or an entirely new feature, we want to...

Peter Childs, Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London

Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London, Peter Childs, Professor Peter Childs is Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London. His professional interests include: creativity tools and innovation; design; heat transfer and rotating flow; the circular economy and sustainable energy. Former roles include director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre for Aero-Thermal Systems, director of InQbate and professor at Sussex University. He has contributed to over 150 papers, and several books on engineering design, rotating flow, rural urban migration and sports technology. He has been principal or co-investigator on...

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