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Focus Educational iPad, Android, PC and MAC resources, Focus Educational Online Design and Technology Resource pack Study anywhere on iPad, Android, Windows and MAC - Now with Focus on Smart and Modern Materials The well established and popular titles from Focus Educational Software are available via an annual subscription which gives whole-school access to their main Primary and Secondary products, including new titles: Smart, Modern and Composite Materials and a D&T video clips library. You will be able to access new titles when added and ensure...
How to breakdown a context and get started with 'Inspired by Industry', Watch our video below to find out how to break down a context from our ‘Inspired by Industry’ KS3 Contexts. ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the design and technology curriculum. Supporting students with an approach familiar at Key Stage 4, students have a level of autonomy, tackling a real-world design context provided by an industry partner of the Design & Technology Association. The contexts are authentic to the companies providing...
Half Day Bespoke INSET on Primary Planning, Maidenhall Primary School, Luton is a mainstream, state funded junior school for mixed pupils in Luton. Currently it has approximately 700 pupils. Maidenhall Primary is a member of the D&T Association and reached out for some bespoke training for Primary D&T. After an initial discussion on their training objectives, Ryan Ball Director of Education at the Design & Technology Association held a half day INSET training session for 24 KS1 and KS2 teachers. The school were fairly new to their D&T journey as it had lost the prominence...
Primary curriculum – are you well connected?, The first thing to be clear about is the difference between the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ of the primary curriculum. Although compulsory content is specified in the NC programmes of study, how this is organised and taught remains a matter for schools, so there is no reason for schools to stop making helpful connections between subjects. The best primary practice includes a blend of rigorous discrete subject teaching and equally effective cross-curricular links, with both approaches needed for effective learning. For primary-aged children to make good progress as...
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 between...
Artificial Intelligence, You will surely have heard of Artificial Intelligence by now. Many people think of it as something really high-tech, futuristic and not really relevant to them. The likelihood is, by the time you are reading this, you have already encountered several forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your day already, from your phone unlocking as it recognises your face and Alexa replying to you with today’s weather forecast. Artificial Intelligence is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs. It is used to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making...
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
The changing face of textiles, I know many fellow textiles specialists are concerned about how textile fits in to the new GCSE fearing a reduction in creativity and the loss of the unique nature of textiles as a material area. I completely agree it’s important to retain everything that is special about textiles, but I also support the broader focus that the new single GCSE offers. Rather than restricting creativity, the new GCSE has the potential to allow us to focus both on the traditional elements of textiles, as well as offering us new opportunities should...
HMI lead inspector for D&T, Brian Oppenheim, Podcast brought to you by the Design and Technology Association in partnership with the Edge Foundation. Listen now! Brian Oppenheim one of Her Majesties lead inspectors, a former teacher and head of design and technology and currently an experienced lead inspector with responsibility for the subject. In this conversation, we cover Brian's experience at school and what brought him to train to teach design and technology with the Inner London Education Authority. Brian talks us through his experiences as a head...
STEM Careers resources Goldsmith, Age 11-14 years This resource provides a design task that focuses on individual work to highlight career opportunities within jewellery design and making. The aim is to raise awareness of career opportunities for designer makers with an opportunity for students to explore a typical career path through experience of a particular designing activity. The resource and designing activity is build around a case study of a typical designer maker with an interesting background and career path. A PowerPoint presentation shows her work together with an analysis of the positives and...
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