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Free KS3 Resources, ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the Design and Technology curriculum. Rather than take a ‘project-driven approach to designing and making, they each start with a real-world design context provided by an industry partner of the Design & Technology Association. The contexts are authentic to the companies providing them with opportunities for teachers to use these with students. All follow a common design-thinking approach shown below. The contexts are editable and are a starting point for you to focus...
Adapting Design & Technology for SEND students, Meet the Speaker John Walker – Subject leader for Technology at Bradfields Academy. Bradfields Academy is an all through SEND academy from year R to year 14 that caters for a wide range of needs and abilities. Do your students struggle to select the right tools? need support using a saw to cut the work? Do they struggle to mark out their work when asked to use a ruler? Join us for an informative webinar where John will share how...
Design Agency Life, Echo Brand Design, An amazing afternoon with Echo Brand Design offering a fantastic industry experience for a small group of teachers. Take a look at what these teachers experienced and took away to help advise young people about the careers open to them in the creative industry. There is more to a design agency than designers... Echo Blueprint Case Study Echo Brand Design, an independent brand design, innovation, and sustainability agency in London of 20 people, joined Blueprint 1000® in November 2021 with a couple of...
Director of Education at Leith's Education, Maria Dunbar (Leith's Education), In this episode, we turn to Food and Nutrition in the school curriculum and look at the challenges facing this aspect of National Curriculum education. Over the last few weeks, I have been fortunate to be introduced to Leith's Education and walked through their curriculum resources from KS1 to Post 16 (and extracurricular). These come at a cost (see below), but having seen them, I believe these are resources that every school should at least consider. See leiths.com🎧 Listen hereWe also discuss how Leith's has partnered with Roehampton...
Freelance Industrial Designer, Michael Omotosho, Podcast brought to you by the Design and Technology Association in partnership with the Edge Foundation. Listen now. Michael Omotosho is a freelance Industrial designer based in Bradford and is widely recognised as a young highly talented designer with huge potential. In this podcast, Michael talks us through his foundation years as he was educated in Nigeria. From his earliest years, he noticed how comparatively well off his family was compared to many of his friends at school. His friends compensated for what they were unable to buy through...
Sustainable Futures Educator and Interpreter, Carra Santos, In this episode, we are delighted to be in conversation with Sustainable Futures Educator and Interpreter Carra Santos. Listen here. Carra came from a rural upbringing in Northern Ireland. She was 'promoted' a year aged only four years old, a decision that, when played forward, saw her heading off to Leeds and a foundation course aged seventeen with a suitcase full of clothes and belongings and a bag of art brushes! In this podcast, we follow her journey from this rural upbringing to her current position...
Maximum number of pupils taught within Design and Technology workshops and studios, We are pleased to provide the following guidance regarding the number of learners in Design and Technology, taken from our publication: ‘Risk Assessment in Secondary Schools and Colleges Design and Technology Teaching Environments’ which can be purchased via the Resource Shop. Please reference the FAQ page. BS 4163:2021 Health and safety for design and technology in educational and similar establishments – Code of practice states that: ‘In England and Wales, there should be a maximum of 20 learners with one...
Design and Technology Association Subject Consultation Groups, Subject Consultation Groups: What are they and why do we have them? The Association is run for its members. As a membership association funded by subscriptions it is important that there is a mechanism for members: to have a voice and speak on behalf of the broader membership of the Association to keep the Association staff in touch with the daily work of members and suggest how the Association can support members effectively to help in the development of resources,...
What is the maximum number of students that should be taught within D&T workshops and studios?, BS 4163:2021+A2:2023 ‘Health and safety for design and technology in educational and similar establishments – Code of practice states that: ‘In England and Wales, there should be a maximum of 20 learners with one competent, qualified teacher in any one work area’. ‘In Scotland and Northern Ireland, there should be a maximum of 20 pupils for all classes in practical subjects’. It goes on to provide a helpful framework to use when assessing group sizes: ‘Risk assessments should be...
Fantastic Fruit, Fantastic FruitEYFS/Year 1 Ages 3-5 yearsFirst Published 2007 This comprehensive resource contains a wide range of activities for Foundation Stage and Year 1 children. It includes three PowerPoint presentations for classroom use, a scheme and outline of the unit of work, helpsheet, worksheets, fruit bingo activity, a vocabulary sheet and has an emphasis on healthy eating and hygiene in preparing fruits. Children are encouraged to identify and describe different fruits before planning to make a fruit dish using different ingredients. There are also two posters from D&T Primary magazine: 'Describing fruit', with...
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