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GCSE Textiles Rescue Presentation - Reviewing the best resources to use in teaching GCSE, Ages 14-16First released 2012; updated 2014 This presentation was delivered to a group of textiles teachers at a training event in 2012. The event was recorded and the narration is included in the presentation which looks at available appropriate resources to support teaching and learning. The presentation looks at: high quality ‘paper’ resources, products and objects, consumables, digital, technological and electronic resources and the internet. Please note: these resources...
What’s the point of school?, The title used for this D&T Practice Magazine editorial is also the title of an excellent book by Guy Claxton. This is a book that I read and re-read as a headteacher as I regularly sought to step off the education treadmill and carry out a sense check of where the school was, and how this stood up against the education that I believe in and wanted for the students. We have all been...
GCSE Textiles Rescue Video - Poppers, GCSE Textiles Rescue – PoppersAges 14-16First published 2014 This eight minute video shows the technique of attaching a popper to a product by hand with hidden stitching. It covers the range of plastic and metal poppers of different sizes. This is a fairly easy fastening technique but is fiddly and the small size will require students to be patient. The video gives step-by step instructions on how to position and sew these into place. A number of other instructional videos...
Furniture Design & Real-World Skills Webinar , We were joined by teachers on a free webinar introducing secondary D&T teachers to a new ‘Inspired by Industry’ context made in collaboration with KI on ‘Minimising Parts’ in furniture design. Developed in collaboration with the Furniture Makers' Company and KI, this new educational context introduces students to practical aspects of furniture design, sustainability, and efficient manufacturing through the concept of “minimizing parts.” Real-World Connections The webinar featured speakers from the D&T Association,...
Food Early KS3Y7 Mainly Making - Practical Skills Building, D&T Key ResourcesEarly KS3 – Mainly MakingPractical skills building – 8 hours First published 2015; updated 2016 This covers the introduction to the kitchen environment, food safety and safe working, establishing routines and building basic culinary skills. It considers at food safety through personal hygiene and the 4 Cs, as well as healthy eating principles. Practical lessons have students making baked beans on toast, a fruit salad, ratatouille and bolognaise. Key Learning: Principles of food safety:...
Chief Executive, Energy & Utility Skills Group and the National Skills Academy for Power , Nick Ellins, Energy and Utility Skills Group and the National Skills Academy for Power are the leading voice in workforce renewal and skills for the water, gas, waste management/recycling and power sectors. Previously Nick held the posts of Director of Policy for the Rail Delivery Group rail strategy body and Director of Policy for the Association
Torben Steeg, After gaining a degree in Physics and Computer Science at the University of Manchester, I engaged in detached youth work for some years before entering teaching. As a teacher I taught D&T, Control Technology, Science, Computing and IT before moving to the University of Manchester, to work with the Technology Enhancement Programme. Since then I have worked with the Nuffield D&T Project and the Electronics in Schools Strategy, led the PGCE (teacher training) course in D&T at
DT Practice 2 2024 Online PDF, D&T Practice is an A4 magazine publication offering practical ideas and solutions to primary and secondary classroom teaching in Design and Technology and the best of practice. Covering all focus areas, it includes case studies of classroom projects, product and resource reviews and profiles of companies in the field, as well as news about the Design & Technology Association and events and activities taking place in Design and Technology. D&T...
Design Waves pack of six, Design Waves A series of teaching resources exploring influential design movements and the context in which they emerged. First Published 2016 Ages 14-18 This set of six PowerPoint based resources is intended to provide KS4/5 students with a background knowledge of different design movements, the context and conditions from which they emerged, examples of their output and the influences they have had upon other designers and movements in the 20th and 21st Centuries. Some...
GCSE Textiles Rescue – Piped Seam, GCSE Textiles Rescue – Piped SeamAges 14-16First published 2014 This five minute video shows the technique of making a piped seam, a closed seam used as a decorative feature on a range of products. This is a more challenging seam than others, involving careful measuring and accurate stitching and will help students gain higher grades. The video includes explanations of where these might be used and step-by step instructions on making the seam. A number of other instructional videos and...
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