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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, including Curriculum Consultant Paul Woodward who gave further details on the...
Design and Technology National Curriculum for England, To support schools the Design and Technology Association provides training, advice, information, and guidance regarding the National Curriculum Design and Technology Programmes of Study introduced in September 2014, we have produced a number of resources, and will continue to, including some developed in collaboration with the National Curriculum Expert Group for Design and Technology. During the National Curriculum review the Department for Education (DfE) set up the Expert Group. This was given the task of advising the DfE on implementation and...
5G is coming - is D&T ready? Are we connecting up our curriculum intelligently?, Like the next person, I get excited by the potential for the use of future technology and its positive impact on both my own immediate and the wider world. No more so than when I read articles like this piece in Interesting Engineering. They also prompt me to think about what it might mean for the teaching of D&T in schools. It reminded me of some 15 years ago, hearing a BT futurologist talking, talking about the increasing use...
Special measures, Andy Mitchell reflects on a week when once again, we are reminded of further changes ahead for schools and particularly the preparation of teachers in the future and the view from Ofsted. Reflecting on my second week at the beginning of what is set to be yet another turbulent year for education, where did it go? A week when we heard once again from the Department for Education that they would like to discuss with us what revised GCSEs for the subject might look like. That’s good. Then Sir...
Graham Swindley, Over 27 years’ experience in DT, 15 as HoD. Lots of experience in Engineering skills Lots of experience in Electronics/Systems and Control Qualified in most Resistant Materials skills http://www.canterburydtc.co.uk/
Les Porter, Les was teacher-trained at Shoreditch Teacher Training College and started his teaching career in 1966 as a CDT teacher at Heathside School in Weybridge. After a number of appointments in Surrey, in 1974 he was appointed as Head of the D&T faculty at Sandhurst School in Berkshire. Over the next 25 years he taught in a number of schools in Surrey and Berkshire. During his time with Berkshire he was seconded as part of the LEA advisory team and also undertook an MA in D&T Education. In 1991 he left main-stream teaching...
Lindsey Coates, I am an experienced DT Technician. I specialise in Resistant Materials, although I have also supported Food Technology, Textiles, Graphics and Electronics. I use and maintain all the departmental machinery, take the lead in the operation of CNC machines, and support classes as needed. I am a risk averse facilitator, by which I mean I believe we should get things done, but safely. I am a Registered Design & Technology Health & Safety Consultant with the Design & Technology Association, and able to provide...
Barry Coggan, My initial teaching qualification was achieved at Loughborough College of Education where great emphasis was placed on excellent hand skills and a thorough knowledge of the materials being worked, both traditional (all aspects of woodworking and metalworking) and modern (‘new’ materials including plastics and electronics). Having taught in all types of schools across the broad ‘handicraft’ curriculum since 1971, along with experience as a local authority specialist adviser, considerable involvement with examination boards along with RDTHSC status and a period in the industrial commercial side of education, I can offer a wealth...
VEX GO Kit with Storage, VEX GO is a STEM construction system for KS2 students (age 7-11). GO kits contain all parts, motors and electronics needed to bring STEM to life! Learn more about VEX GO > Storage Done Right The GO Kit with Storage is pre-sorted into a convenient re-usable carrying case. This keeps all the parts organised and easily accessible. Coding Done Right Block based coding is easy for young coders with VEXcode. Available for Tablets, Chromebooks, Macs and PCs. Contains the following parts:...
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