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Member only Tasks and Activities, Focused Tasks FTs are where students are taught specific technical knowledge, designing skills and making skills. This may be a quick whole-class making activity, learning a new CAD programme, exploring polymers, or much more. Rock, Paper, Scissors Micro:bit - this FT will cover how students can make their own ‘rock, paper, scissors’ game that may form the start of a game design opportunity. 5-minute Modelling - This unit introduces the Soma cube puzzle using Tinkercad, teaching basic functions like move, duplicate, and group to create 3D...
VEX Training Day, We had a training day at our Banbury office today delivered by VEX Robotics. The session was led by Paul McKnight and Chris Calver who shared valuable insights and practical demonstrations with the Design and Technology Association team. The duo demonstrated the learning opportunities available in the field of robotics education using the VEX GO kits. The day started with an introduction to VEX GO and its unique features. VEX GO offers an affordable construction system designed to teach STEM fundamentals to young students through hands-on activities. The platform encourages all...
New Designed for Life Episode: Building a Thriving Design & Technology Department at Newstead Wood School, How do you establish a thriving Design & Technology department from scratch with a brand-new team? What curriculum changes at KS3, KS4, and KS5 can truly stretch and challenge high-achieving students? And how can you transform the department’s look and function on a limited budget while improving perceptions of the subject among students and parents? In the latest episode of Designed for Life, we explore these crucial questions as we visit Newstead Wood School...
Skills Gap Resources – Product Development Applying Metal Manufacturing Processes, Skills Gap Resources – Product Development Applying Metal Manufacturing Processes Ages: 11-14 yearsFirst published 2015 This project allows KS3 students to explore the properties of metals through form and function, and ‘alter’ the characteristics by industrial processes. It was developed through a Skills Gap programme partnership between Brandauer and St. Albans Academy. This project is designed to enable a product development activity to be taught with a strong industrial context. Students research several industrial metal manufacturing processes and...
Skills Gap Resources – Industrial flowline production, Skills Gap Resources – Industrial flowline production Ages: 11-14 yearsFirst published 2015 This is an industrial-referenced project enabling students to understand how to apply a flowline production process in manufacturing. These teaching resources were created from the pilot project delivered to Y10 BTEC Engineering students at Ysgol Clywedog and supported by Airbus but are readily adaptable to suit KS3 and other year groups. This project focuses upon production processes used in industry and particularly the Airbus flowline production. It provides the students with...
How to breakdown a context and get started with 'Inspired by Industry', Watch our video below to find out how to break down a context from our ‘Inspired by Industry’ KS3 Contexts. ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the design and technology curriculum. Supporting students with an approach familiar at Key Stage 4, students have a level of autonomy, tackling a real-world design context provided by an industry partner of the Design & Technology Association. The contexts are authentic to the companies...
New Furniture Makers Exhibition , The New Furniture Makers Exhibition Exhibition returns to the City of London on 29th October, offering an inspiring platform for emerging designer-makers to showcase their creativity and craftsmanship. Organised by The Furniture Makers’ Company, this prestigious one-day event brings together students from GCSE level through to recent graduates, celebrating the next generation of talent in furniture and design. It also provides a unique opportunity for young designers to connect with leading industry professionals, manufacturers, and established makers. A highlight of the exhibition...
Plight of Design and Technology Education, We were fortunate to be involved in a recent article concerning the plight of design and technology education featured in The Observer. Since the release of the Observer article, the story has garnered a lot of attention and found its way into other press outlets, including Dezeen. The UK's Design Council has announced an upskilling target to prepare one million designers for the green transition, starting with a call to reverse the "critical decline" in design and technology education. The plan was launched in conjunction...
Design Legends - Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Design Legends: Charles Rennie Mackintosh Ages 14-18 The first in a series of teaching resources consideringinfluential designers identified in the GCSE specifications for D&T that present for students a summary of their lives, influences, examples of their work and the context in which they developed their ideas. This three-minute video and accompanying PowerPoint presentation is planned to inspire students to consider the work of a particular designer and use the information to develop their own design ideas, for example by...
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
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