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Food Late KS3 Y9 Mainly Designing - Standards for Food, D&T Key ResourcesFood Late KS3 – Mainly DesigningStandards for food – 2 hours First published 2015; updated 2016 This unit looks at national quality assurance standards for assuring quality food in the UK and asks students to consider factors that ensure food is of the necessary quality through the use of ingredients that are sustainable and meet ethical and moral standards. It includes a practical session cooking their chosen dish. Key Learning: Be aware of and understand the need for quality assurance...
Food Mid KS3 Y8 Mainly Making - Protein Foods, D&T Key ResourcesFood Mid KS3 – Y8 Mainly Making Protein foods – 4 hoursFirst published 2015; updated 2016 In this students will be developing a range of preparation and cookery methods whilst making protein rich dishes. They will list the sources and function of protein in the diet, describe the consequences of a diet lacking in protein and explain the different needs for protein at different life stages. They will then prepare a selection of ingredients for a range of dishes, following recipes and demonstrating safe...
Food Early KS3Y7 Mainly Designing - Catering for Needs, D&T Key Resources Early KS3 – Mainly DesigningCatering for needs – 2 hoursFirst published 2015; updated 2016 Generating food products to meet the needs of the consumer. This considers consumer needs and choices and how to plan diets for children, teenagers, the elderly, vegetarians, and medical and religious needs. It considers adapting recipes using alternative ingredients. In the practical session students are asked to adapt a lasagne to meet the needs of a vegetarian consumer. Key Learning: Identifying the needs of the...
Food Early KS3Y7 Mainly Making - Practical Skills Building, D&T Key ResourcesEarly KS3 – Mainly MakingPractical skills building – 8 hours First published 2015; updated 2016 This covers the introduction to the kitchen environment, food safety and safe working, establishing routines and building basic culinary skills. It considers at food safety through personal hygiene and the 4 Cs, as well as healthy eating principles. Practical lessons have students making baked beans on toast, a fruit salad, ratatouille and bolognaise. Key Learning: Principles of food safety: the 4Cs and basic bacteriology Principles...
Free NACE webinar: lighting the spark in D&T, Primary teachers are invited to join a free live webinar on Wednesday 6th May 2026, from 3:45 to 4:45 PM, exploring how to ignite curiosity and creativity in young learners through design & technology. Hosted online by NACE, in partnership with the Design & Technology Association, this session promises practical strategies to help pupils become confident designers, problem-solvers and innovators. Register your place → Inspiring curiosity and creativity in the classroom Led by Lol Conway, Curriculum and Professional Development Manager at...
Challenging All Learners in KS3 D&T, How can D&T teachers ensure that all students, regardless of background or ability, are stretched, stimulated, and inspired in Key Stage 3? This was the central question explored in a recent National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) webinar, delivered in collaboration with the Design & Technology Association. The session, led by our curriculum consultant and former head of department Lol Conway, focused on inclusive, practical strategies for raising challenge across mixed-ability groups. Drawing on real classroom experience and the latest research into cognitive engagement, the...
Designing Everyone In Secondary, 11-14 years Designing Everyone In promotes learning opportunities for inclusive design to be incorporated into the teaching of design and technology in schools at Key Stage 3. 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 for everyone,...
Wouldn't it be nice if..., With a new KS1-3 curriculum in place for September we know that the next challenge appearing over the horizon will be the review of GCSE qualifications. Ofqual have been tasked to do this and it is already underway for some subjects. But the review of D&T GCSEs is imminent and now is the time to do some creative thinking. What proposals and recommendations can we take to the Ofqual table when we get the invitation? What do we want the revised GCSEs for D&T to look like? This started...
Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, Dr Alison Hardy, In late February, the Education Policy Institute (EPI) released a research paper on the current plight of design and technology education in England, 'A spotlight on design and technology study in England'.The Design and Technology Association is proud to be one of the facilitating partners for this research alongside The IET, ERA Foundation, Foster and Partners Architects and the James Dyson Foundation. In truth, the paper does not tell us much that we did not already know or suspect of the subject's current position...
Sustainability Series - GoneShells: the potato-based juice bottle that disappears naturally, A real-world case study for D&T lessons Tomorrow Machine, a Swedish design studio, has developed GoneShells, a juice bottle made entirely from potato that decomposes like fruit peel. Unlike most biodegradable packaging, it doesn’t require industrial composting. It can be eaten, home-composted or even dissolved under running water, offering a striking example of how design can respond to environmental challenges. For design and technology teachers, GoneShells provides a tangible, inspiring example to bring sustainability into the classroom. It demonstrates how materials science, product design...
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