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Secondary Design & Technology Subject Leadership

Secondary Design & Technology Subject Leadership, Full-Day, Face-to-Face Course Course Overview As a secondary Design and Technology subject leader, you play a pivotal role in shaping a rigorous, ambitious and future-focused curriculum. This full-day course is designed to support you in leading with confidence, strategic clarity and educational purpose. Through practical strategies and professional discussion, you will explore how to design, implement and evaluate a coherent Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 D&T curriculum that aligns with the Ofsted Inspection Framework and supports strong pupil progress, attainment and...

Designing with textiles

Designing with textiles, Age 7-11 yearsFirst published 2011 Designing with textiles.This resource is aimed at older primary children who have had some previous experience of working with fabrics. It will help them generate and develop practical, functional ideas and make models and mock ups to test their design thinking. It will also help them to make patterns, templates and/or nets (using a computer if appropriate), improve their making skills (cutting and joining fabrics) and then evaluate their product in use. What the children make can either be focused on a particular product...

Wheels - working with wheels and axles

Wheels - working with wheels and axles, Age 9-11 yearsFirst published 2011 This comprehensive resource comes in two PowerPoint presentations, in Teachers and Children's versions. It follows a step by step approach to creating moving vehicles involving fixed and moving axles and wheels. Axles are also used for winding up, windmills and water wheels etc and this should be seen as examples, allowing children to develop their own ideas and designs after following the ideas within these examples. Different ways of attaching wheels and axles are covered including using tape, using...

Jim Green

Jim Green, Jim Green is a registered Design and Technology/Health and Safety Consultant and provides training for teachers to achieve BS4163:2021.Jim has 36 years of experience from working both as a teacher and managing teacher in leading UK secondary schools and is currently a Partnership Lecturer for Roehampton University. He has consulted and written for independent projects including the Nuffield Design and Technology Project , and the BBC's online Bitesize program and Techno Making It television series.Having worked the last 6 years as the Assistant Headteacher for Tolworth Girls School...

Engineering careers resources

Bringing creativity and purpose into the D&T classroom – Engineering careers resources, Engineering is where imagination meets application, a subject rooted in curiosity, problem-solving, and innovation. For design and technology teachers, it perfectly complements what already happens in every D&T classroom. From sketching ideas to testing prototypes, students are engaging in the same creative processes that engineers use to solve real-world challenges. By helping them make that connection, teachers can show how their skills could lead to careers designing sustainable solutions, developing medical technology, or even exploring space. A range...

TinkerCAD Introduction

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

Hinges and Catches

Hinges and Catches, Hinges and Catches EYFSAges 3-5 years In this project children are encouraged to explore how materials are joined together so they can still move. Activities include children going on a hinge hunt and comparing different types of hinges. What do they do? How do they work? They investigate different types of hinges and catches on boxes in order to design and make a special box for a particular user/purpose. The resource includes two PowerPoint presentations, one for children with prompt questions and illustrations of different types of boxes,...

Mechanisms with a message

Mechanisms with a message, Age 9-11 YearsFully updated 2020 In this project children learn to make a moving message operated by a cam mechanism. The choice of message depends upon the children identifying a user and purpose but it might be linked to other school learning or issues such as healthy eating or keeping the school tidy. They explore different types of movement through investigating mechanisms and learn to construct flat cam mechanisms with lever and slider followers. They learn how a simple cam can be used with a lever or a slider to control movement,...

STAAR 2024 applications are now open!

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...

Technical Vocabulary Cards

Technical Vocabulary Cards, Technical vocabulary cards It is always good to have plenty of labels to encourage reading and writing and identify the materials, tools and equipment used in design and technology. When planning a sequence of making and the necessary equipment, or when captioning drawings and finished products technical vocabulary is an important area to develop. This set of 96 illustrated cards for textiles, food and workshop are for you to print out and use in classroom displays or with individuals and small groups. This item is...

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