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Blueprint 1000®

Blueprint 1000®, The initiative engages industry partners, who are keen to actively connect with schools and play a major part in offering high quality teacher CPD and ongoing real-world support, for teachers and pupils. The aim, in connecting industry with education, is to help contextualise and further your subject-knowledge to ensure lessons are relevant and up-to-date for your students as they leave education and enter the workplace. Ultimately, we will be working with teachers, pupils and industry to build an inspiring, innovative...

The Excellence Award for Inspirational Support Staff within D&T

This award sponsored by Nook Pods is for support staff who have demonstrated an outstanding contribution to how the subject is delivered in their school. They may be working as teaching assistants, technicians, L.S.A., or volunteers.They will be known as being highly motivated and enthusiastic about the subject, which in turn will have had a positive effect on both pupils and colleagues. These award winners will be highly valued members of their design and technology department and their work integral to its overall success. Evidence could include:...

In Conversation with Dids Macdonald OBE and Anne Sampson

Chief Executive of ACID, Dids MacDonald OBE, Podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation. Listen now. We talk with Dids Macdonald OBE Co-founder and Chief Executive of ACID (Anti-copying in Design). At the time of recording, Dids was also Master of The Furniture Makers Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furniture industry. We were joined in the conversation by Anne Sampson, who was the outgoing Educational Events and Campaigns Manager. ...

Design with a Cause The Washing Machine Project

Design with a Cause: The Washing Machine Project - real-world design for real impact, A problem that sparks imagination For millions around the world, washing clothes by hand is a daily burden, sometimes taking up to 20 hours a week. The Washing Machine Project tackles this challenge head-on with a simple but life-changing idea: a low-cost, portable, hand-operated washing machine designed for communities without reliable power or running water. The project was inspired by engineer Nav Sawhney’s time volunteering in southern India. He witnessed firsthand the exhausting reality faced...

Embedding sustainable practice in design and technology (1)

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...

In Conversation with Clara Chu

Young V&A’s first designer, Clara Chu, In this latest episode of Designed for Life, you get to meet the Young V&A’s first designer in ‘The Shed’, Clara Chu. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Amazon Music The Young V&A opened its doors on Saturday, 1 July 2023. Young V&A is a powerhouse of creativity for the young, from infants to early teens. It is a national museum dedicated to children and young people, a place to imagine, play,...

In conversation with Brad Scott

Principal Designer at Applied Design Works, New York, Brad Scott, On the first day of 2026, and if we are honest, a touch later than planned due to the Christmas break, we are delighted to open the New Year with a conversation with the Co-founder of Applied Design, one of New York's leading branding and design agencies. 🎧 Listen here. A short while back, Applied Design was commissioned for what, at first, appeared to be a relatively straightforward and exciting branding brief. Braille was 100 years...

In Conversation with Ella Podmore

Materials Engineer at McLaren Automotive, Ella Podmore, Podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation. Listen now. Ella Podmore is still young but has already crammed an awful lot of professional experience into her short career. In this podcast, we track her journey from school to her current role as Materials Engineer at McLaren Automotive, a position that she convinced McLaren, needed to be created. Ella is involved in all material investigations, from first drawings through to the final product, Ella has...

Ben Goakes

Ben Goakes, I am a Registered Design and Technology Association Health and Safety Consultant (RDTHSC), fully qualified and registered to conduct CPD and Compulsory Training Courses for Teachers and Heads of Departments, in accordance with BS4163:2021 standards. Whether it's Refresher and Compliance Training for a highly experienced staff member or working with a teacher who is just starting their DT career, I can assist. Early Career Teachers or those transferring from other disciplines may benefit from a run through of all your projects at KS3 and this can be added on...

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