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Inaglobe fellowship empowers students to innovate for social impact, Each year, STEM students spend months on research and innovation projects that are important for grades but can feel disconnected from real-world impact. Inaglobe, founded in 2017, bridges this gap by giving students projects that directly address real-world problems, validated by the communities they serve. Stakeholders remain involved throughout, ensuring solutions are meaningful and relevant. The Social Innovation Fellowship The Social Innovation Fellowship offers STEM students a full experiential learning journey. Fellows gain hands-on experience in frugal innovation, designing technologies for low-resource environments, and...
Five wonder materials that could change the world, Materials such as graphene and shrilk are so new that the scientists who discovered them hardly know what to do with them – they only know they might yet transform our lives. The recent Guardian article goes on to talk about the technological, and life changing, possibilities of materials such as graphene, spider silk, metamaterials, shrilk and stanene. You might have heard of graphene, but the others? For example, shrilk can already be formed into, “...strong, transparent sheets ... that are biodegradable and even enrich...
Lynn Yap, Lynn Yap is a dynamic strategy leader with over 12 years of experience driving growth and operational efficiency across diverse industries, including finance, e-commerce, and consumer goods. Passionate about design and technology, Lynn has played pivotal roles at companies like Avon, where she led a strategic pivot to e-commerce, and Adidas, where she drove innovation partnerships and social impact. She began her career in corporate law and investment banking, contributing to major IPOs such as Facebook and Nielsen. Lynn’s strategic acumen extends to her work with Actv8 Network, which...
Programmable Components - All in a Spin, All in a SpinFirst released 2015 Ages 11-14Time allocation: 14-16 hoursThis unit introduces learners to electronics and control, and in particular programmable components including microcontrollers. Originally planned for Year 8 it has scope to be taught across KEY Stage 3.It has students produce a spinning Frisbee or similar micro-controlled product and includes a full unit of work, project framework, PowerPoint presentation for students and associated teacher notes. Components for making the products are not included. The resource also contains a wealth of general information on electronic components, including starter...
Programmable Components - Celebrations, CelebrationsFirst released 2015 Age 11-14 yearsTime allocation: 14-16 hoursThis unit introduces learners to electronics and control, and in particular programmable components including microcontrollers. Originally planned for Year 7 it has scope to be taught across KEY Stage 3.It has students engaged in a mainly making activity focusing on the fabrication of a printed circuit board (PCB) and development of a programme to control a simple product on the theme of ‘celebrations’. It includes a full unit of work, project framework, teacher notes, classwork and homework booklets, examples of completed projects and...
Improving speaking and listening skills through D&T projects, This programme, supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, aims to improve the speaking and listening skills of Key Stage 3 students through delivery of a D&T project. Twelve schools were selected to take part in a pilot project and resources have now been developed to allow delivery of the project in schools. The resources have been developed in response to the feedback and challenges encountered by schools, concentrating on bringing out positive aspects of the programme including working with clients in ‘real world’ environments and...
Enhance Your School's Outreach to State Schools, Join the D&T Association, a membership organization dedicated to supporting teachers in delivering outstanding Design and Technology (D&T) education in both primary and secondary schools, both in the state and private sectors. While membership offers numerous benefits such as access to professional development, high-quality curriculum resources, and a vibrant community of D&T professionals, we would like to highlight an exciting additional opportunity for independent schools like yours: our bespoke outreach toolkit. Tailored Outreach Toolkit for Independent Schools We understand that many independent schools are...
The awards winners are: CATEGORY 1 - Muhammad Shamshad Azad, winner of Technology Supplies Innovation and Creativity in Design and Technology Award CATEGORY 2 - Lisa Larham, winner of Inspirational Teaching of Design and Technology Award in Primary School CATEGORY 3 - Michael Williams, winner of Hertfordshire University Award for Inspirational Teaching of Design and Technology in Secondary School CATEGORY 4 - Rebecca Warner, winner of The James Dyson Foundation Award for Excellence in Engineering Education CATEGORY 5 - Richard Nash, winner of The Institution of...
The award winners are: CATEGORY 1: Dave Bausor, winner of Technology Supplies Award for Innovation and creativity in design and technology CATEGORY 2: Rehiat Kabir, winner of Inspirational teaching of design and technology – Primary CATEGORY 3: Jason Chapman, winner of The HME Logistics Award for Inspirational teaching of design and technology – Secondary CATEGORY 4: Gwen Andrews, winner of The James Dyson Foundation award for excellence in engineering education CATEGORY 5: Andrew Duffey, winner of The Institution of Engineering and...
Exclusive Member Discount: X% Off Widget Basher, Amazing Workshop Equipment, Amazing workshop Equipment has been supplying schools for 200 years. They started out selling consumables such as chalk for teachers to use on blackboards and wood of varying kinds to make furniture. They have moved with the times and are now the first school supplier to sell actual robotic jumping widget bashers of varying sizes to D&T Departments. Our Offer to UK D&T Association Members D&T Association members can now enjoy an exclusive X% discount on the Widget Basher...
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