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Live at Arts University Bournemouth

Designed for Life - Live at Arts University Bournemouth, In this episode, we take the podcast on the road to Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) and talk with YouTube stalwarts Brothers Make, Louise Dennis, Curator at MoDiP (Museum of Design in Plastics) and Will Strange, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader (Sustainable Design) at AUB. The podcast was recorded on February 5th in the main lecture theatre at the university with an audience comprising AUB students and lecturers and students and their D&T teacher from a local school. 🎧 Listen here In this episode, we...

Paul Woodward

Curriculum Consultant, Paul Woodward, Paul has been teaching D&T for almost 30 years with most of those years as a Head of Creative Arts Faculties or as Head of D&T. Following a degree in 3D design, Paul initially trained for the Post 16 sector, so he has extensive experience of teaching A Level D&T, but he has taught the subject from KS2 onwards in a wide variety of schools ranging from Pupil Referral Units to prestigious International Boarding schools. Paul’s MA is in Education specialising in Professional Development in Teaching and Learning which...

In Conversation with Nicky Lawler

Designer co-founder, Lawler Duffy Shoes, Nicky Lawler, Designed for Life podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation. Listen Now Nicola Lawler has been designing shoes for over 20 years. The London born and based designer co-founded Lawler Duffy Shoes with Lori Duffy, while still at Cordwainers College and began her career by creating shoes for Joe Casely- Hayford. She has collaborated with many designers including Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan and Katharine Hamnett. Having consulted for a diverse portfolio of clients from Louis Vuitton...

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Membership of the Design & Technology Association, Deliver excellent Design & Technology education in your primary school, using our expert content Save time and deliver with confidence even if you are not a subject expert. We provide knowledge, tools and information to make it easy for you Access resources and training to support the development of your curriculum, in line with the National Curriculum Be ready to demonstrate excellence if called on in an OFSTED inspection Teachers Tell us they... Have no...

Mechanisms with a message

Mechanisms with a message, Age 9-11 YearsFully updated 2020 In this project children learn to make a moving message operated by a cam mechanism. The choice of message depends upon the children identifying a user and purpose but it might be linked to other school learning or issues such as healthy eating or keeping the school tidy. They explore different types of movement through investigating mechanisms and learn to construct flat cam mechanisms with lever and slider followers. They learn how a simple cam can be used with a lever or a slider to control movement, and...

Beads and pendants - using precious metal clay

Beads and pendants - using precious metal clay, Age 14-16 yearsFirst published 2012 This resource contains two videos showing how to use precious metal clay in making jewellery. It also has a brief PowerPoint presentation introducing the concept and tasks. The teacher notes that accompany this resource give a basic explanation of PMC, its history and uses, costs and links with GCSE specifications and to other resources. The notes then outline the two video tutorials in some detail. This resource should be used alongside other designing activities in which students design and prototype using...

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Membership of the Design & Technology Association, Deliver excellent Design & Technology education in your secondary school, using our expert content Save time and deliver with confidence even if you are not a subject expert. We provide knowledge, tools and information to make it easy for you Access resources and training to support the development of your curriculum, in line with the National Curriculum Be ready to demonstrate excellence if called on in an Ofsted inspection Teachers Tell us they... Lack of...

Pneumatic systems - Make a Mascot

Pneumatic systems - Make a Mascot, Pneumatic systems - Make a Mascot Years 3/4Age 7-9 yearsFirst published 2012 In this project children use pneumatics to design and make a mascot suitable for an opening celebration of an event such as a school-based version of the Olympics. They research a range of countries represented at the event and develop ideas that reflect the diversity of each country’s identity. The children explore the nature of pneumatic systems and how these can be incorporated into a design for a mascot, which they then make and evaluate....

In Conversation with Dick Powell

Joint Founder of SeymourPowell, Dick Powell, Designed for Life podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation and PTC Onshape. Listen here For many of you tuning in to this episode, Richard Seymour and Dick Powell will need no introduction. For those of you who have not come across their work...you are in for a treat! As you will hear in this podcast, both partners brought (and continue to bring) very different skillsets to the business, advertising designer Richard Seymour and industrial...

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