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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
Design and Technology Consultant, Phil Morris, Phil Morris is a Design & Technology Consultant for the Harris Federation, supporting over 50 schools across curriculum, assessment and school improvement. With 20+ years’ experience teaching KS3–5, he specialises in GCSE/A Level delivery, NEA, primary progression and subject development. He delivers CPD, works with the National Institute of Teaching, conducts subject reviews, and serves as a regional lead for the D&T Association. Location: London D&T Hub School: Harris Federation
Head of Design Technology and SLE, Simon Hooker, Simon Hooker is an experienced educator and national advocate for Design and Technology, engineering education and STEM. He has led the relaunch of Scalextric4Schools, embedding CAD, digital manufacturing and industry practice in classrooms. An Onshape European Ambassador and SLE, he supports curriculum development, teacher training and school–industry partnerships. In 2024, he received the D&T Association’s Outstanding Subject Leader award. Location: Chester, Cheshire D&T Hub School: The Bishops’ Blue Coat Church of England High School
Head of Design & Technology, Ben Wilson, Ben Wilson is Head of Design & Technology at Baysgarth School, where he has transformed STEM education through an employability-focused, engineering-led curriculum. Co-developing an innovative KS3 model, he helped establish the school as a Greenpower Centre of Excellence and UN Trojan Mouse Award winner for embedding sustainability. A Greenpower Ambassador and senior leader, Ben champions real-world learning and sector-wide collaboration. Location: Barton on Humber, Hull D&T Hub School: Baysgarth School
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...
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...
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...
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...
Plight of Design and Technology Education, We were fortunate to be involved in a recent article concerning the plight of design and technology education featured in The Observer. Since the release of the Observer article, the story has garnered a lot of attention and found its way into other press outlets, including Dezeen. The UK's Design Council has announced an upskilling target to prepare one million designers for the green transition, starting with a call to reverse the "critical decline" in design and technology education. The plan was launched in conjunction...
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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