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Systems and Control Mid KS3 Y8 Design and Make - Controlled display PoS

Systems and Control Mid KS3 Y8 Design and Make - Controlled display PoS, Design and Make - Controlled display PoSThis takes students through the process of designing and making an animated Point of Sale display, investigating how control systems can be applied to develop an eye catching and appropriate display unit. This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design, Systems and Control and Textiles has been fully refreshed and new titles added. They provide teachers of Years 7, 8 and 9...

Systems and Control Late KS3 Y9 Design and Make - Regulating greenhouse temperature

Systems and Control Late KS3 Y9 Design and Make - Regulating greenhouse temperature, Year 9 Design and Make – Regulating greenhouse temperatureThis takes students through prototyping a circuit using a breadboard and understanding how different inputs respond to their environment, They then go on to developing a greenhouse temperature regulator using electrical components.This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design and Textiles has been fully refreshed and new titles added. They provide teachers of Years 7, 8 and 9 with a basic set of units...

Wayne Hemingway, MBE, Founder of Hemingway Design

Founder of Hemingway Design, Wayne Hemingway, MBE, Wayne was born in 1961 and grew up in Morecambe, a typical British seaside town. Perhaps not the most appropriate surroundings for one of Britain's most acclaimed designers. After spending most of his childhood in Blackburn, a young and multicultural Hemingway left school with ten O-Levels and four A-Levels. In 1979 he made another inappropriate decision for a future designer and gained a degree in Geography and Town Planning at University College, London. Alongside his wife Gerardine, Wayne...

In Conversation with Brian Oppenheim

HMI lead inspector for D&T, Brian Oppenheim, Podcast brought to you by the Design and Technology Association in partnership with the Edge Foundation. Listen now! Brian Oppenheim one of Her Majesties lead inspectors, a former teacher and head of design and technology and currently an experienced lead inspector with responsibility for the subject. In this conversation, we cover Brian's experience at school and what brought him to train to teach design and technology with...

How to Implement Mechanisms in the Primary D&T Curriculum

How to Implement Mechanisms in the Primary D&T Curriculum, 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 ‘How to implement Mechanisms in the primary D&T curriculum’ course aims to provide D&T teachers at KS1 and KS2 with inspiration and practical advice to implement mechanisms into their D&T curriculum with videos and downloadable resources to help improve confidence and knowledge in this area of...

How to Implement Structures in the Primary D&T Curriculum

How to Implement Structures in the Primary D&T Curriculum, This course aims to provide D&T teachers at KS1 and KS2 with inspiration and practical advice to implement structures into their D&T curriculum with videos and downloadable resources to help improve confidence and knowledge in this area of D&T. Objectives: To help generate ideas and give practical solutions on structures. Gain confidence and improve your knowledge of structures. By participating in this course, you will: Get access to a...

Promoting D&T in the School and Wider Community

Promoting D&T in the School and Wider Community, 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.Do people know the great things that happen in your department? Do parents, students and other teachers value the subject? Create a buzz around D&T at your school with these tried and tested approaches and make D&T the jewel of the school crown!Objectives: • Provide a number of case-studies of promotional techniques...

Sustainability in product design

Sustainability in product design, Sustainability in product design First Published 2018Ages 14-18 This item is a download Awareness of the issues around sustainable design has increased markedly in recent years and building sustainability into products is now recognised as essential. To fully understand the issues and approaches designers need to be aware of the impacts of design and manufacture and change their thinking and approaches to ensure products are viable in terms of minimising negative effects. This...

Design Curriculum Units

Design Curriculum Units, These downloadable member-only units cover a range of aspects of evaluation. These units will be regularly developed and added to, creating a broad suite of resources to use in the classroom. Design Thinking - this unit guides through a structured yet flexible problem-solving process that emphasises creativity, empathy, and innovation and the development of key skills like user-centred thinking, collaboration, critical analysis, and iterative design. Modelling - this unit introduces different forms of modelling, both physical and digital, exploring their...

Alison Hardy

Alison Hardy, Alison is an Associate Professor, writer, researcher, and podcaster. She currently works at Nottingham Trent University. She has edited Learning to Teach Design and Technology, Debates in Design and Technology Education and Redesigning D&T. Alison started her D&T teaching career in Gloucestershire and has been a head of D&T in Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. She also worked in further education where she was responsible for curriculum development and as an overseas...

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