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Podcasts and career videos are brought to you to entertain, inform and inspire. A must listen.... ☆☆☆☆☆ “Really enjoy listening to these discussions on the way to work. A must for any Design and Technology teacher. Some great ideas for inspiring and enthusing pupils.” - via Apple Podcasts, Podcasts: Designed for Life, Inspiring Podcast ☆☆☆☆☆ "An Incredibly inspiring podcast for a Ect DT teacher who has come to teaching late in life after 30 years as a designer, I really enjoy listening to the variety...

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 lecturer at the University of West Bohemia in the Czech...

Matt Sedgley

Matt Sedgley, Matt Sedgley is fully qualified through the Design and Technology Association as a Registered Design and Technology Health and Safety Consultant to run a comprehensive range of training courses working to BS4163:2021 Standards. Since qualifying in 2007 he has taught Design and Technology in a variety of educational settings, including ITT and intervention in departments requiring improvement. He has also spent time in industry where he became a manufacturer of products such as 3D Printers. Matt has also advised on the creation of Fab Lab style makerspaces for high profile multinational...

Inspiration hub

Welcome to your classroom inspiration hub, Resources Find a wealth of ready-to-use teaching materials, guides, and templates to help bring your lessons to life. From detailed lesson plans to hands-on activity sheets, these resources are designed to save you time and give your students meaningful, creative experiences.Highlighted resources Primary Candoo Cards Primary D&T Principles guidance Secondary Dinosuits ...

D&T Tutorials for student learning

D&T Tutorials for student learning, Ove Arup Foundation Ove Arup Foundation is committed to promoting education and knowledge in the built environment through the interdisciplinary nature of design. The Foundation’s collaborative approach is a catalyst in the development of new initiatives and research.

Neil Beglin

Neil Beglin, I have many years of experience as a teacher and Head of Department in secondary schools and FE colleges, specialising in Resistant Materials, Electronics and Engineering. During this time I have mentored many new D&T teachers, supporting them in their teaching and developing their knowledge of the subject. I have worked on numerous cross-departmental STEM initiatives and I am experienced with programmable technology. I have been active in all types of departmental planning and preparation for inspections and have also advised on the layout of new design

Anne Watson, Chief Executive, Semta Group

Chief Executive, Semta Group, Ann Watson, Semta is the engineering skills body, working for and on behalf of employers and creating skilled engineers for the future Semta ensures that companies in the advanced manufacturing and engineering sector have the skills they need by influencing and advising on government policy, creating national occupational standards, managing and delivering skills programs and qualifications and assessing and certificating apprenticeships. Having left the University of Teesside with a first class honours degree in business studies, Ann joined Pipeline Induction Heat as marketing...

Bird Hide Design and Make Challenge

Bird Hide Design and Make Challenge, Bird Hide Design and Make ChallengeAge 9-11 yearsYears 5/6First published 2011 The focus of this unit is on structures and enterprise. It explores and extends children’s knowledge of structures through the brief of designing and making a small scale bird hide. It investigates the use of simple joining methods to creating frameworks with art straws, dowel and square section wood. Through this brief the children are challenged to show their enterprise and speaking and listening skills by having to pitch their final models in...

In conversation with Julie Brierley

Head of Learning and Engagement, RAF Museum, Midlands, Julie Brierley, You can cover so much learning within the confines of the classroom, but with design & technology education, whether at the primary or secondary level, a carefully planned educational visit can add so much. At the Design & Technology Association, we are always seeking potential visits to recommend to teachers and their students. With this in mind, we are delighted to talk with Julie Brierley, Head of Learning and Engagement at the excellent RAF Museum, Midlands. In this podcast, Julie takes us...

In conversation with Dean Kamen & Chris Hatherall

Dean Kamen & Chris Hatherall, This is a big episode for Designed for Life, as we proudly reach number 100! We are delighted to have Dean Kamen, an American engineer, inventor, and businessman, on the show. Dean is known for his inventions of the Segway, iBOT, and Slingshot (a water purification system) and for founding what he proudly calls his greatest invention, FIRST.🎧 Listen now. In this episode, we investigate the mindset of a serial inventor to discuss what drives a high-school student to set up a business that yields $60,000 before he finishes...

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