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Sustainable design in action on Earth Day, Today on Earth Day, it is worth recognising how design and technology is increasingly being shaped by sustainability, not as an extra topic, but as a core principle driving innovation in classrooms, universities and communities. Across the UK, students, engineers and designers are showing how waste can become a resource, and how real-world problems can inspire meaningful solutions for teachers to bring into learning. Rethinking waste through material innovation London South Bank University graduate, Josh Myers has created Denimolite,...
New Furniture Makers Exhibition , The New Furniture Makers Exhibition Exhibition returns to the City of London on 29th October, offering an inspiring platform for emerging designer-makers to showcase their creativity and craftsmanship. Organised by The Furniture Makers’ Company, this prestigious one-day event brings together students from GCSE level through to recent graduates, celebrating the next generation of talent in furniture and design. It also provides a unique opportunity for young designers to connect with leading industry professionals, manufacturers, and established makers....
JCB FTs and IEAs, 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. Sketch Ideas - in this Focused Task, develop basic sketching techniques like 2D and 3D drawing, line weight, crating, annotation, and rendering to help students clearly communicate and develop design ideas. CAD Model a Grabber - this Focused Task explains how to build a simple working model of a...
Make career conversations meaningful with CANDOO Cards in your D&T classroom, Finding fresh ways to bring careers into your design and technology lessons can be tricky. CANDOO Cards give you a simple, interactive tool to spark discussion, teamwork and reflection through game play. CANDOO is a card-based game that helps pupils explore career paths in a fun and engaging way. The pack includes career cards, skills cards, qualification cards, life experience cards and clear instructions, so it is quick to introduce into your classroom. Here’s how...
Teachers in Residence: Bringing Real-World Industry Experience into the Classroom, At the Design & Technology Association, we are committed to ensuring that design, engineering, and technology education in UK schools is engaging, high quality, and relevant to the modern world. One of the most effective ways we support teachers is by connecting them directly with industry through our Teachers in Residence programme. Sponsored by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, this initiative allows teachers to step out of the classroom and into the workplaces of leading UK businesses,...
INSET at Abbey Infant School, Paul Woodward, Design & Technology Association Curriculum Consultant, recently conducted a highly informative INSET session at Abbey Infant School, focusing on essential aspects of the design and technology curriculum. Aims Teachers aimed to understand how prototyping fits into the design process, explore ways to check out existing products and designers, learn about coming up with ideas, and figure out how to evaluate and assess things. The bespoke training also included coverage of the health and safety...
Smart Manufacturing Week 2026, Bringing smart manufacturing into the classroom Design and technology teachers play a vital role in helping students see how ideas move from concept to real-world production. With a growing skills gap in engineering and manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing Week 2026, taking place from the 3rd – 4th June at NEC Birmingham offers a unique opportunity to explore contemporary design thinking and bring those insights into the classroom. Real-world learning The Design & Engineering Expo showcases designers, engineers and manufacturers using...
Teaching Sustainability Through Plastics Recycling, This on-demand webinar explores how Design and Technology can be used to turn waste materials into meaningful, sustainable products, both in the classroom and in industry. Pat Link (Neston High School) shares how students use open-source recycling technologies in the school Makerspace to transform plastic waste into new products, embedding sustainability and practical skills into the curriculum. Rory Dickens (Sustainable Design Studio) demonstrates how small-scale recycling tools, including injection moulding and 3D printing, can help students understand the...
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities D&T Networking Webinar, Sue White, Senior Education Specialist Widgit Software shows us how using visual symbols with students that have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) can have a positive effect. View the webinar here
Super Salads, Age 7-9 yearsFirst published 2006 Through this unit of work children learn about the wide variety of different ingredients available to design and make their own salads. They learn about healthy eating through a balanced diet and ways of preparing and combining their salad ingredients. The resource has a comprehensive scheme of work and supporting helpsheet, covering IDEAs, FPTs and DMAs as well as suggested homework activities and teacher tips. There is also lesson plan, published in D&T Primary, outlining how to use...
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