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Primary pupils’ art and D&T on display, Five primary schools in Southwest London recently brought pupils’ creativity out of the classroom and into the public eye at the Penny School Gallery, Kingston College. The exhibition celebrated children’s artistic and design achievements, showcasing their imagination in both Art and Design & Technology projects. From classroom to gallery “Seeing children’s faces light up as they viewed their work in a gallery was truly heartwarming,” said Janine Pavlis, Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, Design and Technology at St. Mary’s University. “Observing their physical D&T products and...
We don’t have enough time to teach D&T well in our primary school. What should we do?, It is important to think about both the amount of teaching time available and how it can be used to best effect. Where a school simply doesn’t have enough time to teach D&T well, this also tends to be the case for the other non-core foundation subjects. Typically, this results from over half of the teaching time in the school day being devoted to English and maths. However, Ofsted evidence suggests that schools which have a broad and balanced curriculum often attain...
How to boost your creative thinking and inspire great ideas, Session Content: This inspiring session takes us into the ingenious world of creative educational organisation Little Inventors and its founder Dominic Wilcox, an artist, designer and inventor of unusual and surprising creations such as the world's first pair of GPS shoes, a stained glass driverless car (currently in London's Science Museum), and an art exhibition for dogs. The award winning Little Inventors inspires children to gain a passion for creative thinking by bringing their ingenious invention ideas to life. This session will be an introduction...
Exploring engineering and inquiry based learning for home and school, Session Content: The video takes you through low-cost, easily-accessible D&T / Engineering tasks that can be carried out at home or school. Focusing on structures, Mark walks you through a number of resources, tasks and opportunities for delivering quality D&T using simple techniques and simple resources. Learning outcomes: How to teach structures using low-cost resources, that can be delivered in the classroom or at home. Presented by: Mark Robinson, The Learning Partnership Start E-Learning Now, Primary Workshop...
VEX GO, Session Content: Introduce VEX GO - a STEM education kit for Key Stage 2 Show how VEX STEM Labs can be used to cover a wider range of STEM subjects Share the free VEXcode VR virtual robot coding tool Presented by: Chris Calver, UK Education Manager at VEX Robotics. Chris works on content, curriculum, training and more. Prior to joining VEX, he headed up the education team at Rapid Electronics where he worked on STEM education projects for 20 years including the Toyota Technology Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition,...
Intermediate crumble (Control in D&T), Content: If you have already used a crumble micro controller before and can do the basics with it, Joseph Birks( (inventor of the crumble micro-controller) runs through more advanced things that can be done. He will run through different components and introduce more complex coding to enable you to try more challenging activities and problems with your pupils. Learning Outcomes: You will be introduced to a number of different components and coding challenges. Start E-Learning Now , Primary Workshop
Using Fizzbits to teach design iteration, Content: Ross Atkin is a professional product designer, who is currently appearing on the BBC program 'The Big Life Fix'. In this short video he explains how design iteration can be addressed through a simple, fun robot design challenge. Learning Outcomes: To understand how to use design iteration in a design challenge. Start E-Learning Now, Primary Workshop
The Textiles Skills Centre Launches Key Survey, Primary Teachers, Your Input is Needed to Guide Textile Teaching Initiatives The Textiles Skills Centre is inviting primary school teachers across the UK to participate in a quick, confidential survey designed to understand the current landscape of textile education. The survey, taking only 10–15 minutes to complete, aims to uncover how much time is devoted to textiles, what kinds of projects students engage with, and the level of resources and training available to teachers. By sharing your experiences, you'll help the Textiles Skills Centre identify where resources...
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