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Gates Primary School Awarded Prestigious D&T Quality Mark, The Design and Technology Quality Mark is awarded to secondary departments and primary schools that deliver excellent teaching and learning in design and technology. Schools that achieve this award have undergone a thorough evaluation process, demonstrating excellence in curriculum planning, delivery, leadership, and innovation in D&T. We are delighted to announce that The Gates Primary School has been awarded the prestigious D&T Quality Mark by the Design & Technology Association. This accolade recognises the school’s outstanding commitment to design and technology education and the hard work of staff and...
ECT/ITT: Landing Your First Teaching Role, Are you an Early Career Teacher (ECT) or Initial Teacher Trainee (ITT) looking for support and resources in Design & Technology? In this session, we will explore practical advice and guidance to help ITT trainees navigate the job-seeking and interview process. We will cover: Where and how to search for suitable roles Key “green flags” to look for when visiting schools Professional expectations and good practice for applications and interviews What to expect at each stage of the interview process...
STEM Careers resources Goldsmith, Age 11-14 years This resource provides a design task that focuses on individual work to highlight career opportunities within jewellery design and making. The aim is to raise awareness of career opportunities for designer makers with an opportunity for students to explore a typical career path through experience of a particular designing activity. The resource and designing activity is build around a case study of a typical designer maker with an interesting background and career path. A PowerPoint presentation shows her work together with an analysis of the positives and negatives of...
Butterflies in my Tummy, First published 2009The aim of this is to help children develop the skills and attitudes needed for risk taking and innovation. It blends activities that help children design more effectively with a series of SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) activities. All materials can be freely downloaded and customised for use with your class, printed out and copied for use in your school or educational establishment. The materials aim to promote innovation and risk-taking when children are designing. There are PowerPoint presentations and worksheets, detailed planning sheets for each...
Review your Department: The D&T Association Self Review Framework, Register for the Self Review Framework (SRF) All schools are required to complete an annual self review. This generally requires secondary Subject Leaders to provide information to their Senior Management Team. We understand that the review process can be demanding and time consuming and difficult to undertake. We have produced a product to simplify this process. Our new Self-Review Framework and associated Design & Technology Mark have been designed to address this need. Take a look at this short Self-Review Framework...
Chair of Trustees, Bill Williams, Bill is an experienced CEO and Executive Leadership coach who has successfully led organisations in the engineering, manufacturing and services sectors. He is an Executive Leadership coach to top performing CEO’s and Executive Leaders globally. He holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management, is an Honorary Fellow at UCL and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). Bill is passionate about apprenticeships and promoting design and technology in education.
Making frames for motorised projects, Making frames for motorised projectsAge 9-11 years First published 2014 This Year 5 or 6 PowerPoint presentation, from material kindly provided by Hampshire County Council, includes a step-by-step guide through making a framework to house a motor that can be adapted for a range of uses. Once children have been successfully led through the design and manufacture of the unit they are then well placed to incorporate it into any moving machine, including fairground rides or moving vehicles. Successful electrical and computer control activities can be combined with...
Skills for Industry - Severn Trent Animated Water Display, Skills for Industry – Severn Trent Animated Water Display First published 2018Ages 11-14 The Skills for Industry programme provides an opportunity to link secondary schools with a local industry partner to help Design and Technology teachers to develop and teach the industry-relevant knowledge and skills needed by the industry partner. In this Severn Trent is looking for an interactive water display that can be used at exhibitions and displays to inform visitors on issues that are important to them and the...
The changing face of textiles, I know many fellow textiles specialists are concerned about how textile fits in to the new GCSE fearing a reduction in creativity and the loss of the unique nature of textiles as a material area. I completely agree it’s important to retain everything that is special about textiles, but I also support the broader focus that the new single GCSE offers. Rather than restricting creativity, the new GCSE has the potential to allow us to focus both on the traditional elements of textiles, as well as offering us new opportunities should we...
Cambridge OCR CPD Opportunities for D&T Teachers, Cambridge OCR has announced a comprehensive series of free and low-cost professional development events for 2025–26, designed to support teachers of GCSE and A-level design and technology. Whether you’re new to the qualifications or looking to deepen your understanding of assessment and the NEA, these online sessions provide valuable insights, resources and opportunities to engage directly with OCR subject specialists. Upcoming Events Ask the Moderator: GCSE Design and Technology (J310) (Q&A)Free to attend - 13 November 2025, 4:00–5:00pm | 11 March 2026, 4:00–5:00pmA chance...
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