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Students Rise to the Challenge at UK Manufacturing Skills Event, The Design & Technology Association was delighted to attend this year’s ‘Design & Make Challenge’, held on Tuesday 8 July at the University of Warwick and hosted by WMG. Our curriculum consultant Lol Conway popped down to the event to meet with industry leaders, teachers and nearly 100 students for a day focused on tackling engineering challenges and building enthusiasm for careers in UK manufacturing. Organised by the Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN Group), the event brought together 15 schools for an energetic, hands-on competition. Students were...
Global Washout Day: A Challenge to Inspire Change, On the 19th of November, members of The Design & Technology Association took part in Global Washout Day, a worldwide initiative spearheaded by The Washing Machine Project. This impactful campaign aims to shine a light on the often-overlooked challenges faced by millions of people who must hand wash their clothes with limited access to water. For billions around the world, handwashing clothes is more than a simple household task—it is a physically demanding and time-consuming necessity. Many are forced to walk miles to collect water and use only a...
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 see...
Designer at Echo Brand Design, Clare, Watch Clare's video here Clare is a graphic designer and packaging designer at Echo Brand Design. She enjoys the challenge of the creative process and how teamwork can help influence and develop design decisions. Play video.
Founder and Chairman, F1 in Schools, Andrew Denford, As Chief Executive of Denford Ltd, Manufacturers of precision Engineering training equipment used by Schools, Colleges and Universities worldwide, Mr Denford is also the Founder and Chairman of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge – the world’s largest STEM competition operating in over 46 countries world-wide. F1 in Schools is a not-for-profit company established with committed partners to provide an exciting yet challenging educational experience through the magnetic appeal of Formula One, a multi-disciplinary challenge, in which teams of students aged 9 to 19 develop Marketing and Business Plans...
Founder and Chairman at F1 in Schools, Andrew Denford, Many people familiar with this podcast will recognise the name 'F1 in Schools', a design, teamwork and engineering challenge that has existed in schools for over two decades. Some of you will have competed in either regional or, if you are fortunate enough, national finals. Others...I want to say the elite few, as getting there is some achievement, will have made it to the world finals, held to coincide with an F1 race somewhere in the world and closely aligned to the FIA. 🎧 Listen now. ...
Dean Kamen & Chris Hatherall, This is a big episode for Designed for Life, as we proudly reach number 100! We are delighted to have Dean Kamen, an American engineer, inventor, and businessman, on the show. Dean is known for his inventions of the Segway, iBOT, and Slingshot (a water purification system) and for founding what he proudly calls his greatest invention, FIRST.🎧 Listen now. In this episode, we investigate the mindset of a serial inventor to discuss what drives a high-school student to set up a business that yields $60,000 before he finishes school and then...
Using Fizzbits to teach design iteration, Content: Ross Atkin is a professional product designer, who is currently appearing on the BBC program 'The Big Life Fix'. In this short video he explains how design iteration can be addressed through a simple, fun robot design challenge. Learning Outcomes: To understand how to use design iteration in a design challenge. Start E-Learning Now, Primary Workshop
Designed for Life - Live at Newstead Wood School, How do you build a successful design & technology department from the ground up with an entirely new staff? What curriculum changes should you make at KS3, KS4 and KS5 to ensure you stretch and challenge what are undoubtedly very bright students? What physical changes can you make to the department's look, feel and function when the budget is tight but you want to improve how students and parents view the subject? What role can external visitors and competitions play in building a successful curriculum offer and delivery?🎧 Listen here....
GCSE 2019-20 Contextual Challenges Published, Andy Mitchell reflects on the publication of the new GCSE Contextual Challenges that comprise 50% of the mark in the recently introduced Design and Technology GCSE. It’s been interesting to read the next batch of GCSE Contextual Challenges published this week by the Awarding Organisations (AO). The 1st of June has now become a much-anticipated and key date in the D&T annual calendar of events. I’ve been delighted by many of the responses on social media, from teachers clearly getting to grips with the new challenge resulting from...
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