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Royal Opera House: Create & Design KS1/2 CPD, Participate in an upcoming workshop tailored for those working with primary school children, open to both teachers and creative practitioners. This unique opportunity allows you to collaborate with professionals from the Royal Opera House, delving into creative careers and engaging in hands-on design activities inspired by the ballet "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Depart with a wealth of activities and resources to enrich your KS1/2 staff's teaching experience. Create & Design (KS2) is a transformative program fostering design skills, creative problem-solving, empathy, and connections...
D&T Teacher, Helen O'Sullivan, 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 episode of Designed for Life follows the journey of a teacher who from day one of her career has worked tirelessly to make sustainability and conversation around this critical topic the very centre of her classroom practice.Introduced at a very young age to the concept of making her own clothes by her nan, Helen...
Dan Nuttall, Dan Nuttall, Dan is an experienced Teacher and Registered Design and Technology Health & Safety Consultant, qualified to run a comprehensive range of training courses working to BS4163:2021 Standards. Since 2007, he has taught in three very different schools and led multiple departments. He has taught Design & Technology from KS3-KS5, Engineering from KS4-KS5 and Food KS3. He also has experience in the furniture industry, spending a number of years working with and restoring antique furniture.
Apprentice Mechanical Engineer, Lauren , Watch Lauren's video here Lauren is an apprentice studying at the Marches Centre of Manufacturing and Technology where she is learning aspects of mechanical engineering. She did D&T Product Design GCSE at school and quickly realised that she wanted to follow the apprenticeship route into engineering. At college she is learning a wide range of skills which she applies at her job at Caterpillar where she would like to specialise in quality control. She enjoys learning new skills and seeing herself making progress towards her goal....
Bringing Dieter Rams’ principles of good design into the classroom, Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles of Good Design have guided generations of designers and remain a powerful tool for helping pupils understand what makes design purposeful, sustainable and human-centred. For teachers, they provide a clear framework to explore design thinking and encourage pupils to look beyond the surface of products to consider usability, honesty and environmental impact. A framework to spark classroom discussion Rams’ principles remind us that good design: is innovative ...
Designer, inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, Ben Edmonds, Ben Edmonds is a designer, inventor, entrepreneur, engineer and self-confessed 'tinkerer'. In this episode, we follow Ben from school where aged twelve and asked what he wanted to do when he grew up; he answered, "I want to be a lead designer for Dyson". Almost twenty years later, that's exactly what he did, becoming a Principal Designer at Dyson.But Ben's story is oh so much bigger than that. He has sold or donated almost every possession he owned twice as he upped sticks to start life elsewhere in the...
AI’s Impact on the Future of Design, Design journalist Abbey Bamford recently led a panel of experts in a compelling discussion on the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the future of design and design education. The event, took place at New Designers exhibition in London and featured insights from our CEO, Tony Ryan, alongside other industry leaders. Listen to the full recording here. The panel explored various facets of AI integration in design practices, reflecting on their personal experiences and visions for AI...
Secondary Membership Options, Secondary membership packages offer support and guidance, endless teaching resources for individuals and whole departments. Choose the package that suits you, receive a range of benefits and CPD that will help you deliver design and technology in line with the National Curriculum., Secondary Membership Options
Design with a Cause: The Washing Machine Project - real-world design for real impact, A problem that sparks imagination For millions around the world, washing clothes by hand is a daily burden, sometimes taking up to 20 hours a week. The Washing Machine Project tackles this challenge head-on with a simple but life-changing idea: a low-cost, portable, hand-operated washing machine designed for communities without reliable power or running water. The project was inspired by engineer Nav Sawhney’s time volunteering in southern India. He witnessed firsthand
Myles Crump, Relevant background experience includes 34 years as a Design Technology teacher, with 25 of these as a Head of Department. Subjects taught have included Resistant Materials, Graphic Products, Product Design and Engineering. After leaving full-time teaching I worked for Liverpool John Moores University in the Design Technology Department for 2 years. I have also worked for AQA as a GCSE moderator for more than 15 years.
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