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Chinese schools get a lesson from Britain, While China has excellent academic results, the British curriculum has the upper hand with design – it's a shame our Government doesn't recognise this, says Richard Green The transformation of China in our lifetime has been nothing short of extraordinary. The speed of China’s resurgence – from the economic and human catastrophe of the Great Leap Forward to today’s superpower economy – has been so swift that it has mesmerised many in the West. Napoleon was right:...
Mick Cathcart, Mick worked as a qualified carpenter in the construction industry before achieving a B Ed(Hons) in Design Technology in 1997. From there he taught DT for 24 years in both mainstream and special educational settings, working his way up to head of department at a specialist provision for young offenders. Now as a Registered Health and Safety Consultant for the Design & Technology Association, Mick offers a broad range of Health and Safety training and Curriculum support to...
Chief Executive, Semta Group, Ann Watson, Semta is the engineering skills body, working for and on behalf of employers and creating skilled engineers for the future Semta ensures that companies in the advanced manufacturing and engineering sector have the skills they need by influencing and advising on government policy, creating national occupational standards, managing and delivering skills programs and qualifications and assessing and certificating apprenticeships. Having left the University of Teesside with a first...
5G is coming - is D&T ready? Are we connecting up our curriculum intelligently?, Like the next person, I get excited by the potential for the use of future technology and its positive impact on both my own immediate and the wider world. No more so than when I read articles like this piece in Interesting Engineering. They also prompt me to think about what it might mean for the teaching of D&T in schools. It reminded me of some 15 years ago, hearing a BT...
This award, sponsored by The James Dyson Foundation will be presented to individual teachers who have a passion and deep understanding of the subject and what it can offer pupils of all abilities. A teacher who excels in delivering inspiring D&T and motivates pupils to take the subject to the next level. This may be a teacher in the early years of their career or a highly charismatic teacher who has implemented new teaching methodologies over several years. This teacher champions the subject, makes...
Why and how to use e-portfolios in D&T, This course aims to help D&T teachers implement e-portfolios into their classes from year 7 to 13. By showing you the benefits of such an approach and helping you to begin to produce your own through the course and gain confidence and understanding. Course objectives: To develop teachers' understanding of the use of e-portfolios to support teaching and learning, for example in preparation for tackling the Design
What are you going to do with yourself next year?, Although I have spent about 26 years of my career teaching D&T at various educational stages, I’m currently not based in a school or other educational establishment. Nevertheless, this time of year, one can not help but start making a list of the things that you hope to achieve and concentrate on in the forthcoming academic year – its hard to get out of the habit. I asked myself the question: If I were a D&T subject...
Sevra Davis, Sevra Davis is Director of Architecture Design and Fashion at the British Council, responsible for creating new opportunities for the UK design sector around the world through collaboration and exchange. She has also held senior leadership positions at the Design Museum and the Royal Society for the Arts (RSA). As Director of Design at the RSA, she led the global expansion of the esteemed RSA Student Design Awards programme and for growing the organisation's...
Summer time...D&T teachers are chillin’, With the school summer holidays now upon us, this seemed as good a time as any to reflect on the academic year just passed and specifically my almost seven months at the D&T Association. In a year in which the news has been pretty much dominated by Brexit, education appears to have been largely ignored by the press. Yes, we have a new Education Secretary as the previous incumbent was indicating that she was actually developing empathy for the intricacies...
Primary CPD and INSET in school, Primary CPD and INSET training for Design and Technology subject leaders and classroom teachers We provide bespoke primary D&T INSET for your school or your whole MAT, anywhere in the UK. Do your teachers need a helping hand in the new academic year to ensure you are all able to deliver in accordance with the new Ofsted Framework? We have expert trainers available to come to your school to train your
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