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Pure Electric FTs and IEAs

Member only Tasks and Activities, 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. AI Visuals - this Focused Task explores using AI to design cargo transport on scooters as well as traditional skills like drawing and modelling, helping students develop their own ideas. Investigative Evaluative Activities - Coming Soon IEAs are where students learn from a range of existing products and find out about D&T in...

Winners Announced for Seymourpowell Competition: 'The Future of Taking a Break'

Winners Announced for Seymourpowell Competition: 'The Future of Taking a Break', We would like to extend our congratulations to the winners of this year’s Seymourpowell school competition, ‘The Future of Taking a Break’. The level of creativity and innovation displayed by all participants made the judging process extremely challenging for the team at Seymourpowell but the winners clinched it with their fantastic and creative interpretations of the brief. First Place: Regine Wong, Newstead Wood School Regine Wong’s project stood out for its meticulous and rigorous design process. From initial insight through to ideation...

Programmable Components - Multi-Light and Coin-operated Charity Box

Programmable Components - Multi-Light and Coin-operated Charity Box, Multi-Light and Coin-operated Charity BoxFirst released 2015 Ages 11-14 yearsTime allocation: 6-12 hoursThis unit introduces learners to electronics and control, and in particular programmable components including microcontrollers. Originally planned for Year 9 it has scope to be taught across KEY Stage 3.It has students design and make either a tap-controlled lighting project or coin operated novelty box, both requiring them to write simple programs in either Flowchart or Basic using Genie or PICAXE. It includes a full unit of work, project framework, PowerPoint presentation and teacher notes, examples of...

Inside the Project Evelyn Flaskett

Inside the Project: Inspiring the next generation to #ChooseD&T, Inspiring the next generation to #ChooseD&T #ChooseD&T is a campaign by student Evelyn Flaskett, designed to spark curiosity in design and technology among 13–14-year-olds. Developed as part of a university project, it uses bold, imaginative visuals, like brain-inspired graphics and bus posters, to show how design shapes the world around us and to encourage more students to choose D&T at GCSE. Listen to Evelyn talk about her project: https://youtu.be/DqJTooz0JD8 The thinking behind the campaign Created during the Portfolio Masterclass unit, the...

D&T Practice 2-2013 PDF Copy

D&T Practice 2-2013 PDF Copy, D&T Practice is an A4 magazine publication offering practical ideas and solutions to classroom teaching in D&T. Covering all focus areas it includes case studies of classroom projects, product and resource reviews and profiles of companies in the field, as well as news about the D&T Association and events and activities taking place in design and technology. D&T Practice is published three times a year and is available to D&T Association Secondary members and to other membership categories. It is also available by subscription. D&T Practice 2-2013 Contents ...

Junk Kouture: Autumn 2023

Junk Kouture: Autumn 2023, Read the last article covering Junk Kouture in the Autumn 2023 issue of Designing. , Junk Kouture: Autumn 2023

Celebrating Emerging Talent at New Designers

Celebrating Emerging Talent at New Designers , We had the pleasure of visiting New Designers Week Two today at the Business Design Centre in Islington, a landmark event in the UK’s design calendar that never fails to impress. This year was no exception. From clever, sustainable furniture to expressive animation and inventive digital arts. There was a strong focus on sustainability and circular design. As you weave through the curated stands of over 2,500 graduates, what strikes you most is not just the sheer breadth of disciplines, from Furniture Design to Game Design, but the confidence...

The British Motor Museum school trips

Bring Learning to Life with a School Trip to the British Motor Museum, The British Motor Museum offers an unforgettable educational experience for both primary and secondary pupils. With a range of engaging workshops and the opportunity for self-led exploration, school trips to the Museum provide a unique way to enhance classroom learning. Interactive Workshops The Museum’s expert-led workshops cover a wide array of subjects, including STEM, history, PSHE, art & design, and more. These hands-on sessions encourage pupils to engage with topics in a practical and exciting way, helping to bring learning...

The Excellence Award for Outstanding Primary Subject Leadership

This award, sponsored by Royal Ballet & Opera Schools Create & Design recognises exceptional, effective, and inspiring leadership. The award winner will demonstrate the development of a progressive, outstanding, innovative, and creative primary D&T curriculum delivered across the whole school, resulting in clear learning progression and an impressive improvement in pupil attainment and achievement.This subject leader will be identified as going above and beyond typical subject leadership requirements, inspiring and motivating pupils to achieve success and seize the opportunities presented to them. Evidence should include: How a clear vision for...

TinkerCAD Introduction

TinkerCAD Introduction, Introduction to TinkercadPowerpoint This tutorial looks at the interface, tools and basic features of Tinkercad. It is an ideal introduction to the use of Tinkercad in the classroom which will provide the knowledge necessary to work with the other Tinkercad tutorials available from the Design and Technology Association

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