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Assistant Head at Beech Hill School, Gill Fitzpatrick, In this episode, we follow Gill's journey from church school, where her dad was the local vicar and knew 'everyone', through to training as a structural engineer, a job that Gill loved and thought she would work in for the rest of her working life. Listen here As a young graduate engineer with a degree in applied geology and engineering, Gill took the first tentative steps into the adult world, testing, monitoring and evaluating the structural integrity of concrete structures and piled...
The award winners are: Outstanding Contribution to Design and Technology Education Award Pam Bolton : Primary/Secondary John Mattick : Secondary Teacher Training Design and Technology Award Bernard Cooper : Primary/Secondary Alison Hardy : Secondary Subject Leadership Design and Technology Award Avril Allan : Secondary Julie Mansfield : Primary David Dixon : Secondary Outstanding Teacher Design and Technology Award Pete Maguire :...
Big Bangs and damp squibs, Design and technology has been in the news a lot over the last couple of days - or should I say, design and technology should have been in the news a lot! First was the CBI report, 'Engineering our future,' which talks about the urgent need to address the shortage of engineering skills. In relation to schools it talks about the need for children to study 3 sciences and expanding the UTC programme. No mention of the role of D&T or Computing, even though the CBI supported our campaign to...
We don’t have enough time to teach D&T well in our primary school. What should we do?, It is important to think about both the amount of teaching time available and how it can be used to best effect. Where a school simply doesn’t have enough time to teach D&T well, this also tends to be the case for the other non-core foundation subjects. Typically, this results from over half of the teaching time in the school day being devoted to English and maths. However, Ofsted evidence suggests that schools which have a broad
Overseas Membership, Overseas Membership Overseas membership has changed and you now pay the same rates as UK members, but with online only access to the D&T Association magazines. Overseas members may wish to purchase hard copies of the magazines. You can still do this if you pay a supplement in addition to their membership fee that covers postage of the publications This supplement covers the cost of postage abroad £50 - Single Secondary £60 - Departmental Secondary £40 - Single Primary £50 - Primary...
I have taken on the role of subject leader for Primary D&T. Please could you advise me on any support that you offer?, The Primary Subject Leaders’ file is the main resource we recommend for subject leaders – both new and experienced. The file covers all aspects of the role and the D&T curriculum in primary schools. It is available from the Resource Shop. We also offer specialist training across the country which can be booked via our training and events page and is discounted for Association members. ...
Developing handmade switches, Age 8-11 yearsFirst published 2011 A set of PowerPoint presentations and an accompanying display poster which show a range of techniques for constructing switches at Key Stage 2. Some of these techniques may also be used with younger children. The presentations come in two versions. One is aimed at teachers and can be used for training purposes or reference. The other is simplified to titles and pictures for the children to follow in class under the teacher’s instruction. You may choose to use just the relevant parts of...
Showcasing your department virtually, How can we make sure that those who make important decisions about what we do understand the quality and range of work we are involved in? Ofsted After securing the best possible examination results each year, the most significant driver impacting on teaching and learning in school is achieving a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ grade as a result of the Ofsted inspection. How we organise, manage and make provision for subjects in the school is scrutinised under a ‘Section 5’ inspection. Although D&T is not considered, or indeed reported...
D&T Practice Issue 3 - 2023, D&T Practice is an A4 magazine publication offering practical ideas and solutions to primary and secondary classroom teaching in Design and Technology and the best of practice. Covering all focus areas, it includes case studies of classroom projects, product and resource reviews and profiles of companies in the field, as well as news about the Design and Technology Association and events and activities taking place in design and technology. D&T Practice is published three times a year...
Nanotechnology – Small really is beautiful, Trying to keep up with the latest advances in technologies can be a daunting and never-ending quest, and it is often tempting to take stock and try to understand what we have, rather than chase the latest development or trend. In my house I’m last in line to inherit the hand-me-down phone or tablet and while I constantly urge myself to keep up with what’s next, I sometimes take refuge in what I’ve got and what works for me. Then I go and research some emerging...
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