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Transition in Design and Technology , 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.This E-Learning ‘Transition in design and technology’ course aims to raise awareness of the issues surrounding key stage 2 to key stage 3 transition and suggests some solutions that teachers can implement both within design and technology but also using the multi-faceted and problem-solving nature of design and technology across the school.Objectives:• To consider possible solutions and strategies to aid transition we first need to review the problems that...
Embedding Sustainable Practice in Design and Technology, This course aims to help teachers of design and technology develop opportunities to embed issues of sustainability into their D&T teaching. Whilst aimed at key stages 3 and above, many aspects in this course can be adapted to be relevant and useful for younger age groups. The course can also act as professional development for teachers wanting to learn more about issues of sustainable practice. Sustainability is growing in prominence within design and technology, and it is vital that students develop a deep understanding of issues relating to sustainability, both to develop...
Materials and their properties - Textiles, GCSE classroom teaching resource, Materials and their properties: Textiles Age 14-16First published 2017 One of a series of classroom teaching resources for students, addressing the relevant content of all four Awarding organisations' Design and Technology GCSE specifications. The resource will also be useful to students enrolled other technical courses including Engineering. This contains a PowerPoint presentation containing a range of summary information for students to help them understand and apply their learning in product analysis, making design decisions and selecting and using materials....
Transition in design and technology, This E-Learning course aims to raise awareness of the issues surrounding key stage 2 to key stage 3 transition and suggests some solutions that teachers can implement both within design and technology but also using the multi-faceted and problem-solving nature of design and technology across the school.Objectives: To consider possible solutions and strategies to aid transition we first need to review the problems that children face. To work through some strategies that can be used by primary schools and secondary schools. The most powerful strategies combine both primary and...
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 training programmes. The Design & Technology subject...
Improving speaking and listening skills through D&T projects, 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. Twelve schools were selected to take part in a pilot project and resources have now been developed to allow delivery of the project in schools. The resources have been developed in response to the feedback and challenges encountered by schools, concentrating on bringing out positive aspects of the programme including working with clients in ‘real world’ environments and developing confidence...
Textiles Skills Centre, Dawn Foxall and Roy Ballam, In this episode, we are delighted to talk with Dawn Foxall and Roy Ballam about the recently released paper commissioned by the Textiles Skills Centre, 'Unravelling the Fabric of Textiles Education'. 🎧 Listen here As we seek to move the subject forward, building from the bottom up being our approach at the Association, we need to carefully look at where textiles fits into primary and secondary education. Our view is that we want to keep textile education within design and technology,
Fabric Manipulation Skills, In Partnership with Design & Technology Association, this is a new course from the Textile Skills Centre hosted at D&TA Centre in Banbury and with support from Janome UK In this comprehensive practical course, learn a large variety of textile fabric manipulation techniques including: Folds, Darts, Pleats, Slashing, Tucks, English smocking, American smocking, Shirring, Crashing, Ruffles, Weaving, heat Shibori and more. The course includes downloadable templates, guides and exemplars. Course Review: "The course was great, we covered so much In the day and you couldn’t fail to come away inspired! So many...
Fabric Manipulation Skills - November, In Partnership with Design & Technology Association, this is a new course from the Textile Skills Centre hosted at D&TA Centre in Banbury and with support from Janome UK In this comprehensive practical course, learn a large variety of textile fabric manipulation techniques including: Folds, Darts, Pleats, Slashing, Tucks, English smocking, American smocking, Shirring, Crashing, Ruffles, Weaving, heat Shibori and more. The course includes downloadable templates, guides and exemplars. Course Review:"The course was great, we covered so much In the day and you couldn’t fail to come away inspired! So...
Why has the number of teenagers taking design and technology GCSE dropped?, For some time now, the Association has been expressing concern over the inability of the subject to move forward in response to changes in National Curriculum - and I'm not simply referring to the most recent iteration, and developments in technologies, materials, processes and pedagogy. It has also warned, that in situations where this is not happening, then the very certainty of its continuation is at question. We are now regularly receiving reports of schools either considerably cutting back on provision, or in the worst...
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