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Paid Opportunity for Secondary Art & DT Teachers – Help Develop a V&A Workshop, The V&A is looking for passionate secondary school Art & Design and D&T teachers to help create an exciting new outreach workshop inspired by its stunning South Asia Collection. This is a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with museum professionals, influence a brand-new classroom session, and get paid for valuable insights. Teachers are the experts when it comes to engaging students, and the V&A is keen to hear directly from them. This consultation will help shape a...
Young Furniture Makers Exhibition 2024, The Young Furniture Makers Exhibition is set to return to the City of London on 2 October 2024, providing a unique platform for aspiring designer-makers to showcase their talents. Organised by The Furniture Makers’ Company, this one-day event will highlight the innovative work of students from GCSE level to recent graduates, connecting them with industry professionals eager to discover fresh design talent. This year's exhibition will feature the Young Furniture Maker Awards, which serve as the student equivalent of the prestigious Furniture Makers’ Guild Marks. These awards recognise...
This award sponsored by Cenata is given to schools across the country, demonstrating a consistently strong and cohesive design and technology departmental team. Leadership and support will be strong, resulting in a clear vision for the subject within the school, resulting in design and technology being attributed high status across a school and amongst the senior team and community. Teachers and leaders will be highly motivated and ambitious for both the subject and their pupils' achievement. In primary schools, the Subject Leader will have ensured that design and technology...
Design with a Cause: ‘Inspired by Industry’ RAF – Empowering students to design for real-world challenges, Explore temporary shelter design Teachers looking to bring real-world design contexts into the classroom can rediscover the ‘Inspired by Industry’ RAF context, a versatile resource that allows students to explore temporary shelter design for a wide range of situations, from humanitarian aid and pop-up market stalls to pet carriers. The context encourages students to experiment with materials, testing properties such as insulation, waterproofing, and durability. It also introduces collapsible structures and mechanical systems, giving students the chance...
Neil Beglin, I have many years of experience as a teacher and Head of Department in secondary schools and FE colleges, specialising in Resistant Materials, Electronics and Engineering. During this time I have mentored many new D&T teachers, supporting them in their teaching and developing their knowledge of the subject. I have worked on numerous cross-departmental STEM initiatives and I am experienced with programmable technology. I have been active in all types of departmental planning and preparation for inspections and have also advised on the layout of new design...
Andy Topliss, Andy has over 20 years experience of using workshop machinery and delivers training both Nationwide and International. Andy is a former successful head of faculty for Art, Design, Engineering & Technology and has now retired from full-time teaching. He has been a STEM co-ordinator in schools and has experience working with exam boards in a range of roles, including examiner and moderator for Product Design and Engineering qualifications. Andy is a Registered D&T Health & Safety Consultant and offers a range...
Students Rise to the Challenge at UK Manufacturing Skills Event, The Design & Technology Association was delighted to attend this year’s ‘Design & Make Challenge’, held on Tuesday 8 July at the University of Warwick and hosted by WMG. Our curriculum consultant Lol Conway popped down to the event to meet with industry leaders, teachers and nearly 100 students for a day focused on tackling engineering challenges and building enthusiasm for careers in UK manufacturing. Organised by the Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN Group), the event brought together 15 schools for an energetic, hands-on competition. Students...
Working With Materials downloadable version, Working With Materials in Primary D&T - downloadable versionPrimary health and safety advice.Working With Materials is a comprehensive guide to a wide range of tools and materials in use in schools. Developed by Shropshire Council in association with the D&T Association, it offers Health and Safety advice and guidance on over 200 tools, pieces of equipment and materials in common use in schools. The resource contains general advice on Health and Safety standards, classroom organisation and maintenance including example risk assessments. There is also a...
Unlocking the Future: The Role of Robotics Education & Competition in Shaping Tomorrow's Innovators, Recently we were joined by our Webinar host Paul McKnight, Head of Operations (Europe) at VEX Robotics—one of our Blueprint1000 members, and a group of excited teachers to hear all about this years VEX Robotics World Championship. Paul started off by explaining that at VEX Robotics, they believe that all students are scientists and engineers at heart who thrive on asking questions, experimenting and simply playing. Using the thrill of robotics mixed with competition, the VEX Robotics World Championship allows students...
Aeronautical Engineering, These resources have been developed with the support of the ERA Foundation, to help students understand roles and career paths into design and manufacturing, with aeronautical engineering as the main context. They include eight video case studies of engineers with different roles, a teacher guide and a series of PowerPoint based challenges for Key Stage 3 students. In these the eight engineers are presented as drawn characters, offering challenges to: Understand the principles of flight by making a glider that flies the furthest Powered flight: adding power to make it...
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