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Support our mission to save D&T, It is a sad fact that if you are teaching design and technology at the moment, you are teaching a subject in a state of national decline. At a time when our subject is arguably more relevant than ever, we have the lowest number of students ever recorded sitting the subject at both GCSE and A-Level; we have less than half the number of D&T-trained teachers that were serving in 2009, and an increasing number of schools are no longer offering the...
Technical Coordinator, Chloe , Watch Chloe's video here Chloe works for the Engineering Technology Group training operatives and apprentices on existing machinery and on new machinery following installations. She spends a lot of time travelling to different sites to coordinate programming and operator training courses and enjoys the variety of work that his offers and the satisfaction of seeing successful end products. Her family included a draftsperson and an engineer, and she gained good grades in her A Level Product Design which gave a good insight into engineering and...
Inspiring innovation – intellectual property in design, The Association has been working with the Intellectual Property Office to develop this set of free resources helping teachers and students to understand the implications of IP in product design. The resources consist of five PowerPoint classroom teaching presentations and associated materials that schools can use and adapt, in which the students develop their ideas and realise the importance of securing the intellectual property. These can be used as a kit to allow schools to deliver this in...
BA (Hons) Student from Manchester Metropolitan University , Alex Ball , This is the first episode with young graduates met recently at New Designers 2024 in London. New Designers is an annual showcase of the UK’s most innovative emerging design talent and a platform for over 3,000 graduates every year to present their ideas to industry professionals and the public. 🎧 Listen here Alex graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a second-class BA (Hons) in Product Design. We were struck by the simplicity of his...
As a subject leader, how can I move staff on from making model Viking long ships and model Tudor houses in what they are currently calling ‘D&T’ projects?, Make sure that all class teachers use the ‘six D&T principles’ at the medium-term planning stage to check whether the project they have planned is, in fact, design and technology. For more information read our D&T Principles guidance document and our School Curriculum Principles for D&T
Grinding and Sharpening (S10HS) - Initial Training Course (RS), This course will enable delegates to acquire H&S accreditation certification through a ‘hands on’ approach using the types of grinding machines that can be safely used in school workshops. The types and grading of bench stones that can be used to sharpen hand and machine tools, safety in the use of abrasive wheels The hazards and risks arising from the use of abrasive wheels. How to: assemble abrasive wheels correctly to make sure they...
Design Management / Strategy / Thinking, Lynne Elvins, Six years ago, Lynne Elvins and some of her designer friends and colleagues were discussing life, work and, specifically, the challenges of onboarding juniors into their business. All agreed that some amazing young people were looking to enter the profession. Equally, all agreed that young people were, more often than not, not fully prepared for studio life when they entered employment; they brought energy, enthusiasm and often subject knowledge and skills but had minimal experience of putting all of this from theory...
Matt McLain, Matt is teacher educator at Liverpool John Moores University, where he leads secondary initial teacher education, having led the design and technology postgraduate route beforehand. Before becoming a teacher educator, he taught design and technology in the Greater Merseyside area for eleven years, as a subject leader, lead practitioner and advanced skills teacher; working with teachers at a local and national level. Matt has been an active member of the Design and Technology Association since joining in the 1990s. Recently he helped to develop of the subject content
Transform Your KS3 D&T Curriculum - Full day December, This full-day course is aimed not only at producing an exciting, relevant and realistic KS3 curriculum, but linking it seamlessly to your delivery at KS4 and in turn creating a five-year D&T curriculum for your school. It is intended to help you implement an effective curriculum structure that focuses on the needs and aspirations of the students, creating a learning-first approach to your D&T curriculum. Course objectives: Implement an effective, aspirational and engaging...
Dyson Airwrap™ multi-styler: innovation meets everyday design, How engineering and perseverance shaped a modern design icon Launched in 2018, the Dyson Airwrap™ multi-styler is as much a story of engineering as it is of styling. It took over six years to develop, with nearly 650 prototypes tested before the final design was achieved. The Airwrap™ uses the Coanda effect, a principle of fluid dynamics where air follows a curved surface, to style hair without relying on extreme heat. This approach reflects Dyson’s focus on solving challenges through innovative applications...
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