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Learning About Structures and Mechanisms at KS3

Learning About Structures and Mechanisms at KS3, Learning About Structures and Mechanisms at Key Stage 3First Published 2017Ages 11-14 years Some students come to KS3 without the necessary grounding in areas such as Structures and Mechanisms to enable them to progress at the pace you would like. Extensive learning about structures and mechanisms should take place in primary schools, but if it has not been covered to a level that is required for progressing towards GCSEs, an intermediate refresher that takes students over the concepts can be...

Inside the School of Engineering & Design at London South Bank University

Inside the School of Engineering & Design at London South Bank University, In this webinar, hosted by the Design & Technology Association, teachers were given a virtual tour of the School of Engineering & Design at London South Bank University. Led by Barney Townsend, Course Leader for Product Design and Technology, the session explored the university’s workshops, facilities and project-based approach to learning. Viewers saw how students develop ideas through sketching, CAD modelling and hands-on prototyping using equipment such...

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Stepping Up - Surviving your ECT Year

Stepping Up - Surviving your ECT Year, As an early career 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 ECTs improve their effectiveness as a D&T teacher. The guide was prepared...

Implementing computer aided design (C.A.D) in primary D&T

Implementing computer aided design (C.A.D) in primary D&T, This course will help teachers and D&T leaders improve their knowledge of C.A.D. and how it can be successfully applied in the primary D&T curriculum as part of the key stage 2 requirements of the English national curriculum programmes of study. With how-to videos, suggestions for software and resources to use in class, we show the impact C.A.D. can have in your class. Course objectives: Understand how to introduce...

Dan Nuttall

Dan Nuttall, Dan Nuttall, Dan is an experienced Teacher and Registered Design and Technology Health & Safety Consultant, qualified to run a comprehensive range of training courses working to BS4163:2021 Standards. Since 2007, he has taught in three very different schools and led multiple departments. He has taught Design & Technology from KS3-KS5, Engineering from KS4-KS5 and Food KS3. He also has experience in the furniture industry, spending a number of years working with and restoring antique furniture.

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Supporting you in the West Midlands, We help you deliver your D&T curriculum. Join us today and receive a free eLearning course. Offer only available to West Midlands schools, secure it now. Have you been grappling with D&T challenges on your own? It's time to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from the collective expertise of our association. Find out more about how we can help support you and unlock the full potential of Design and Technology education in your school! Or Click this...

Paul McKnight, Head of Operations (Europe), VEX Robotics

Head of Operations (Europe), VEX Robotics, Paul McKnight, Paul has been responsible for the VEX Robotics brand since its UK launch in 2012. The launch of the VEX IQ platform in 2015, aimed at Key Stages 2 and 3, has seen awareness and adoption of the platform grow further with VEX embedded in education from Year 3 right through to University. VEX Robotics, the worlds leading educational robotics company, is committed to developing free STEM curriculum to allow teachers to engage students through robotics. Overseeing

Myles Crump

Myles Crump, Relevant background experience includes 34 years as a Design Technology teacher, with 25 of these as a Head of Department. Subjects taught have included Resistant Materials, Graphic Products, Product Design and Engineering. After leaving full-time teaching I worked for Liverpool John Moores University in the Design Technology Department for 2 years. I have also worked for AQA as a GCSE moderator for more than 15 years.

In Conversation with Ben Edmonds

Designer, inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, Ben Edmonds, Ben Edmonds is a designer, inventor, entrepreneur, engineer and self-confessed 'tinkerer'. In this episode, we follow Ben from school where aged twelve and asked what he wanted to do when he grew up; he answered, "I want to be a lead designer for Dyson". Almost twenty years later, that's exactly what he did, becoming a Principal Designer at Dyson.But Ben's story is oh so much bigger than that. He has sold or donated almost every possession he owned twice as he upped sticks to start life elsewhere in...

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