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Chair of Trustees, Bill Williams, Bill is an experienced CEO in manufacturing and engineering sectors. He was formerly a member of the Board of Group Lotus plc, the CEO of the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence in London and is presently the Group CEO of Alloy Fabweld, a UK group of manufacturing and innovation companies. During his career he has worked in the automotive and motorsport (including Formula 1 and MotoGP) in addition to pharmaceutical and food manufacturing sectors. He holds an MBA from Cranfield, is an Honorary Fellow of...
Chief Executive Officer, Tony Ryan, Tony Ryan has been working in education for 32 years, spending 18 in senior management and 11 as headteacher in two very diverse secondary Academies. Tony has worked with a range of organisations both as a trust member and at board level and recently led a group of headteachers to bring a secondary free school bid from inception through approval, to planning for a £18 Million new build secondary school, due to open its doors to students in 2018. Tony entered teaching almost by accident, rediscovering a love of...
Skills for Industry - Perpetual Calendar, Skills for Industry – Perpetual Calendar First published 2017Ages 11-14 The Skills for Industry programme provides an opportunity to link secondary schools with a local industry partner to help Design and Technology teachers to develop and teach the industry-relevant knowledge and skills needed by the industry partner. The PowerPoint and associated 2D Design and Word files are a record of the project that took place in 2017 but also provide materials to adapt for use in your school. This project has a scheme over nine...
Hands-On D&T with the James Dyson Foundation, We were proud to partner once again with the James Dyson Foundation to deliver a fully funded national CPD day at their campus in Malmesbury. Teachers from across the UK travelled far and wide to attend the session, immersing themselves in a full day of practical hands-on activities, expert insights, and inspiration. Led by Ryan Ball, our Director of Education, the day focused on developing problem-solving, creativity, and innovation. Participants explored a wide range of tasks designed to boost classroom practice, including: Gamification:...
Designing Everyone In Primary, Age 5-11 YearsFirst published 2007 This Primary resource, Designing Everyone In, promotes learning opportunities for inclusive design to be incorporated into the teaching of design and technology in schools. It looks at how inclusive design and management of the built environment and transport services can help disabled people to fully participate in society. The resources were developed by the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee. Disabled people are often prevented from fully participating in society by the poor design. Even today, services are designed for fit able-bodied adults. This is a problem...
Seymourpowell Schools Challenge , Celebrating four decades of groundbreaking design and innovation, renowned design agency Seymourpowell, has launched a new initiative aimed at nurturing the creative talents of tomorrow. The announcement of the ‘Schools Challenge’ marks a significant milestone in the company's history and shows its commitment to shaping the future of design education. During a recent webinar hosted by the Design & Technology Association, representatives from Seymourpowell outlined the competition. This included Associate Director Andy Pye, Lead Product Designer Robert Cooper, Senior Design & innovation Strategist Rae Dominique, Interaction Designer Beth Millar and Junior...
Chief Executive of ACID, Dids MacDonald OBE, Podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation. Listen now. We talk with Dids Macdonald OBE Co-founder and Chief Executive of ACID (Anti-copying in Design). At the time of recording, Dids was also Master of The Furniture Makers Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furniture industry. We were joined in the conversation by Anne Sampson, who was the outgoing Educational Events and Campaigns Manager. Designers are notoriously bad at protecting their...
Designed for Life - Live at Simon Langton Boys School, Kent (Part 1), In this episode, we continue exploring the journey of school design and technology leaders and departments as we visit and talk with staff, students, and parents at the Simon Langton Boys Grammar School in Canterbury, Kent. 🎧 Listen here. Before anyone decides this is a story of overprivileged students enjoying an experience created by money and connections, please know this is not the case. This department has been carefully crafted from the ground up with a limited budget and...
What tools, equipment and materials should we buy for KS1 and KS2?, The tools, equipment and materials each individual school buys will depend on the projects they plan to carry out, what children actually design and make and the outcomes from risk assessments. The resources purchased should also comply with local authority, employer and school health and safety policy and guidance. Your school’s long-term plan for D&T should be referred to when deciding what to buy. If you don’t have a long-term plan, an example long-term plan that will give...
VEX Training Day, We had a training day at our Banbury office today delivered by VEX Robotics. The session was led by Paul McKnight and Chris Calver who shared valuable insights and practical demonstrations with the Design and Technology Association team. The duo demonstrated the learning opportunities available in the field of robotics education using the VEX GO kits. The day started with an introduction to VEX GO and its unique features. VEX GO offers an affordable construction system designed to teach STEM fundamentals to young students through hands-on activities. The platform encourages all...
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