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Knife safety in D&T classrooms

Cutting-edge knife safety transforms the design and technology classroom, Safety is a top priority in every design and technology classroom. Craft knives are essential tools for cutting card, foam, and thin wood, but even with supervision, accidents can happen, particularly when students are still developing confidence and handling skills. Automatically retracting blade knives are helping to change that. These innovative tools extend only when pressure is applied and retract instantly when released, dramatically reducing the risk of accidental cuts. For teachers, this means greater confidence in letting students work independently...

Richard Shouls

Richard Shouls, Richard has been a Registered Design and Technology Health and Safety Consultant for the last ten years operating from his base at New College Design and Technology training centre in Leicester. Although his centre is dedicated to D&T Training, Richard also visits schools nationwide to offer his training courses. Richard now runs rs-dt-training where you can find and book all of the courses that he offers.

Unpicking whole curriculum packages

Unpicking whole curriculum packages, In recent years many primary schools have bought into curriculum packages. There is a very wide range on offer – International Primary Curriculum, Cornerstones Curriculum, Essentials Curriculum, PlanBee, Twinkl PlanIt and Inspire Cornwall – to name just a few. Some provide planning and support for all subjects within a single resource, whilst others allow schools to buy specific subject plans or units of work according to their needs. Whether your school has purchased such a resource or is thinking of doing so, as a subject leader it is...

Sustainability Masterclass 1

How can we improve the sustainability of products?, First watch these two videos Sustainability Masterclass 1 Sustainability masterclass 2 Now you can work through the activities below. Activity 1 (1:04) What is sustainability? Have a look online at images that explain sustainability. Make a copy of a few diagrams or images that help you to remember the three areas of sustainability. Activity 2 (1:49) What influences my choices of what I buy? Think about the last product you bought? What...

Royal Ballet and Opera Design Challenge 2024 2025

Inspiring creativity at the Royal Ballet and Opera Design Challenge, Earlier this summer, we attended the Design Challenge Winners' Day and it was an incredible showcase of creativity, talent and hard work from KS5 students across the country. The Royal Ballet and Opera’s national Design Challenge offers students a unique chance to step into the world of professional design. With four exciting pathways to choose from: Set Design, Costume Design, Wigs, Hair and Makeup Design, and Marketing Design, the challenge invites students to develop industry-relevant skills in a hands-on,...

In Conversation with Hayley Roy

Designer and entrepreneur, Harp Design, Hayley Roy, This podcast with Hayley Roy is brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation. Listen now Hayley Roy is the founder and owner of Harp Design https://www.harpdesign.co.uk an interior design company working across residential and commercial sectors. Hayley left school at sixteen and decided to travel and see the world while working as a hostess on private yachts, including almost three years working on Sir Philip Green's yacht Lionheart. On her return to the UK, aged 21, she...

Peter Childs, Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London

Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London, Peter Childs, Professor Peter Childs is Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London. His professional interests include: creativity tools and innovation; design; heat transfer and rotating flow; the circular economy and sustainable energy. Former roles include director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre for Aero-Thermal Systems, director of InQbate and professor at Sussex University. He has contributed to over 150 papers, and several books on engineering design, rotating flow, rural urban...

Martin Chandler

Martin Chandler, Originally trained as an architect. Taught Design & Technology for 30 years. 25 years as a Head of Department in 3 London schools. 11 years as an Advanced Skills Teacher in Design & Technology. Taught at all key stages 1-5 and on GTP & GCSE training Trainer for ProDESKTOP CAD/CAM Taught mainly Design, Graphics, Resistant Materials and Systems and Control at GCSE level and BTEC and Diploma at level 2. Taught A level Design & Technology, moderated...

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...

Inclusive by Design

Inclusive by Design, Hear from a range of expert speakers as they share real-world insights, inclusive design strategies, and resources that support a wide range of student needs. From innovative technologies like braille tools and NaviLens to global design challenges like Make:able, this session is packed with ideas to help you create an accessible and empowering learning environment for all students. Watch webinar

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