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SketchUp for Schools, Exploring 3D Design in the D&T Classroom D&T teachers recently joined our webinar to explore how SketchUp for Schools can be used to support 3D design and modelling in the classroom. Led by members of the SketchUp education team, the webinar provided an overview of how the platform has been developed specifically for classroom use. Teachers were shown how SketchUp for Schools integrates with Google and Microsoft education platforms, allowing both staff and students to access the software using existing school accounts and devices. The session focused on how...
SketchUp for Schools UK Ambassadors Programme Launches , D&T teachers from across the UK recently joined the first session of Trimble’s SketchUp for Schools Ambassadors Programme for an informal introductory session designed to build confidence, community and momentum for the year ahead. Building confidence in CAD and 3D printing Following the earlier introduction webinar, the session focused on getting to know the cohort, sharing current CAD experience and helping everyone get hands-on in SketchUp for Schools. Teachers joined from a wide range of settings, including mainstream secondary schools, multi-academy trusts and specialist provision, with...
Learning with Autodesk TinkerCAD, Astrid Øie, representing Autodesk, welcomed teachers to an online webinar hosted by the Design & Technology Association to explore the diverse features of TinkerCAD. Joining her was Sonya Horton from CREATE Education, a key Autodesk Learning Partner and Blueprint 1000 member. The session aimed to showcase TinkerCAD's capabilities in 3D design, electronics, coding, and its application in education. TinkerCAD Overview TinkerCAD offers a user-friendly workplane for 3D modelling, allowing users to create intricate designs through drag-and-drop functionality. With the shapes library and advanced tools like CodeBlocks, users can easily build and...
STAAR 2024 applications are now open!, The RAF Museum Midlands is excited to announce that applications for STAAR 2024 are now open! STAAR is an immersive, fully-funded, hands-on residential camp, like no other. The curriculum is centred around hands-on learning which is delivered at the RAF Museum Midlands and on base at RAF Cosford. Learning is supported by RAF Museum Access and Learning team, industry experts from Northrop Grumman, TA Education professionals and RAF STEM personnel. Designed to engage and inspire young minds, the RAF Museum’s Summer Time Advanced Aerospace Residency (STAAR) programme offers participants a...
Ensuring the Future of Design and Technology Education: An Urgent Call to Action, We were recently fortunate to be involved in an article that featured the plight of design and technology education in The Observer. Following this was the official launch of a significant new report, “A Blueprint for Renewal of Design and Technology Education,” compiled with a range of colleagues over the last twelve months and released in close collaboration with the Design Council at Havas in King’s Cross. The report highlighted some alarming statistics: GCSE entries in design and technology have...
Boosting University Portfolios with Siemens Solid Edge® Certified User Accreditation, Earning a Siemens Solid Edge Certification is a great way for students to strengthen their university application portfolios. This accreditation, achieved through an online exam, verifies skills in using Solid Edge CAD software and sets students apart in the competitive university admissions process. Why Certify? A Solid Edge Certification provides an industry-recognised credential that demonstrates proficiency with Solid Edge software. Available at three levels—Associate, Professional, and Expert—these certifications show universities that a student is serious about their field and that they have gone the extra mile...
Just how safe are borax based fluxes used in soldering and brazing?, ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE for the use of BORAX BASED FLUXES in Schools and Colleges. Many of you will have picked up on the changes to the WeldabilitySIF COSHH Material Safety Data Sheet for their Borax based fluxes and for most of us via the 2016 SIFBronze flux data sheet. This rang alarm bells for many in schools as if we applied this on the basis of the work exposure hazard headlines, we would be thinking seriously whether young women or girls...
KS3 D&T Learning Planner and Assessing Without Levels – Teacher Guide, KS3 D&T Learning Planner and Assessing Without Levels – Teacher Guide and Resource BankFirst published 2015; updated 2016 This free guide and associated tools have been produced to support design and technology teachers in developing practice in school. It has been designed to enable you to use the provided KS3 learning programme or to part-populate your own. The resource comprises a Key Stage 3 plan for D&T learning, planning and auditing tools, and guidance on using the D&T Association Progression Framework and associated D&T Key Resources...
Inspired by Industry: Community Clothing, Inspired by Industry: Community Clothing This context has been developed to give students the opportunity to explore sustainability, materials and manufacturing within the fashion and textiles industry, using Community Clothing as the industry partner. The focus is on the challenge of designing plastic-free trainers, but the context is intentionally open so schools can adapt or extend it to suit their curriculum priorities. While the brief centres on footwear, students may choose to focus on a specific element of a trainer, such as the sole, upper or fastening system, or broaden the...
Stepping Up NQT Survival Guide, As a newly qualified secondary teacher you will need to develop a wide range of skills and learn new techniques to get you through this crucial year and meet the unique requirements of teaching our subject. This guide has vital signposts from planning your time, knowing who to talk to and the practicalities of teaching D&T. It aims to share some hints, tips and strategies that may help NQTs improve their effectiveness as a D&T teacher. The guide was prepared by the D&T Association’s innovation group whose members all qualified within the...
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