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Reinforcing gender stereotypes, or are we all just showing our ignorance with respect to design and technology education , If there was ever an example of journalists, fabricating and fanning the flames of an education ‘story’, in pursuit of a salacious report, then this was it. It all started as parent (or someone representing a child), questioned the school ‘taster’ experience that a class of year 4 primary children would receive when visiting one of two single sex local secondary school, Spalding High School and Spalding Grammar School. A letter was sent home to parents in the normal fashion,...
Renowned Designer Ben Edmonds Takes Center Stage at Design and Technology Excellence Awards, In a captivating and insightful talk at the recent Design and Technology Association Excellence Awards, the spotlight shone brightly on Ben Edmonds—a designer, inventor, entrepreneur, and seasoned 'tinkerer.' Ben's journey unfolds as a compelling narrative, tracing back to his ambitious declaration at the tender age of twelve: "I want to be a lead designer for Dyson." Two decades later, he realised that childhood dream, achieving the prestigious role of Principal Designer at Dyson. However, Ben's story transcends professional achievements. A true adventurer, he...
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. Casting - this Focused Task delves into the process of metal casting, specifically using pewter, and involves creating moulds through either 3D printing or layered MDF techniques. CAD - this Focused Task will use Siemens' Solid Edge (other CAD software packages are available) to create a single part bracket. Finite Element...
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. Collaborate - this Focused Task explores collaboration exercises using traditional methods (Post-its / white boards) and also digital online programs (Miro). Choke Tester Tube – get students to produce a CAD drawing of a child’s choke tester tube from a working drawing, or follow step by step on your 3D CAD program to create...
Mick Cathcart, Mick worked as a qualified carpenter in the construction industry before achieving a B Ed(Hons) in Design Technology in 1997. From there he taught DT for 24 years in both mainstream and special educational settings, working his way up to head of department at a specialist provision for young offenders. Now as a Registered Health and Safety Consultant for the Design & Technology Association, Mick offers a broad range of Health and Safety training and Curriculum support to DT teachers nationwide. He also runs a successful woodworking business. The website...
Design researcher & team leader, Prof. Rebecca Earley, Podcast brought to you by the Design and Technology Association in partnership with the Edge Foundation. Listen now. Becky is a design researcher and award-winning research team leader at the University of the Arts London. She is based at Chelsea College of Arts where she is Co-Director of Centre for Circular Design (CCD). In October 2021 she co-founded World Circular Textiles Day 2050 with a team of like-minded collaborators who all want to create clear roadmaps for circular textiles, by drawing together current academic and...
Support our mission to save D&T, It is a sad fact that if you are teaching design and technology at the moment, you are teaching a subject in a state of national decline. At a time when our subject is arguably more relevant than ever, we have the lowest number of students ever recorded sitting the subject at both GCSE and A-Level; we have less than half the number of D&T-trained teachers that were serving in 2009, and an increasing number of schools are no longer offering the subject on their curriculum. This decline is happening despite the...
Head of Faculty for Engineering and Design, Andrew Kyprianou, Designed for Life podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation and PTC Onshape. Listen Here This podcast offers something a little different as we talk to staff and alumni students from WMG Academy for Young Engineers, a UTC situated in Coventry. For those unfamiliar, UTCs or 'University Technical Colleges' to give them their full title are government-funded schools with a heavy STEM curriculum focus. The original UTCs filled with students from age 13/14 (year 9) to...
As a subject leader, how can I move staff on from making model Viking long ships and model Tudor houses in what they are currently calling ‘D&T’ projects?, Make sure that all class teachers use the ‘six D&T principles’ at the medium-term planning stage to check whether the project they have planned is, in fact, design and technology. For more information read our D&T Principles guidance document and our School Curriculum Principles for D&T
Jon Reeves, Jon is currently Head of Design and Technology and Business Enterprise at Les Beaucamps High School on the beautiful island of Guernsey. Jon has experience of being on SLT as an Assistant Headteacher and has worked on curriculum development and setting up and leading a successful and thriving D&T department. He is also involved in leading on Teaching and Learning. Jon is available to work nationally and internationally and is well travelled and competent in some languages including Spanish and Portuguese.
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