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Embedding cookery into the primary curriculum, A recent members-only webinar explored how schools can make hands-on cookery a meaningful and achievable part of the primary curriculum. Led by Maria Dunbar and Alistair Turner from Leiths Education, the session shared early findings from a pilot project now involving 90 state primary schools across the UK. The pilot was launched to test a new cookery curriculum for key stage 1 and 2, with schools asked to deliver lessons and complete surveys before and after the programme. Initial results show that while teachers...
Designer's Toolkit for Children, First published 2012 This document considers the creative process of designing that has proved to be so rewarding for children, encouraging them to think explicitly about the tools they use during their designing and making process. It provides a guide to using and applying designing tools and prompting pupils to ask the right questions and consider both getting started with design and working out ideas under the following headings: Asking questions Looking at products Design criteria Looking for inspiration Exploring...
Primary D&T Food Guidance, Primary D&T Food Guidance Fully updated 2020This Design and Technology Food Guidance resource was produced in association with the British Nutrition Foundation to help primary schools implement the requirements for food within the new National Curriculum for Design and Technology (D&T) in England. Aspects covered include: Teaching food across the school Equipment and accommodation National Curriculum for D&T – what it says, what it means Curriculum planning Safety and hygiene Ofsted inspections Included...
CEO of STEMazing, Alex Knight, In this latest podcast, we are in conversation with Alex Knight, award-winning founder and CEO of the amazing STEMazing initiative. The best way to introduce you to STEMazing's mission and work is to take this quote directly from their website: "STEMAZING is a Call to Action to collectively amplify the voice of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths so we can create a more diverse and inclusive STEM future". In the podcast, we track Alex's journey from school to a successful career as an engineering consultant....
Tools to help teachers., Convert your Individual membership to Departmental membership It is important to convert your membership to Departmental Partnership membership. Our secondary Departmental partnership has become the membership option of choice, really offering your school tremendous value, member support and really invaluable engagement for your whole team. This option is of high value to Design and Technology teachers within a department at a cost of £198. We have found that schools are often willing to pay for Departmental partnership membership for their whole department, out of school budgets and so individual members...
Primary Subject Leader File, Primary Subject Leaders File – PDF file format For all Primary Design and Technology subject leaders/co-ordinators. This guide (provided as a downloadable PDF) contains useful information on all aspects of subject leadership in Primary D&T, including practical information on: Leading and Managing Design and Technology Curriculum Planning Resources and Health & Safety Subject Knowledge and its Application It provides a comprehensive set of materials addressing all the major aspects which subject leaders would be expected to...
Primary Subject Leadership File, This guide (provided as a downloadable PDF) contains useful information on all aspects of subject leadership in Primary D&T, including practical information on: Leading and Managing Design and Technology Curriculum Planning Resources and Health & Safety Subject Knowledge and its Application It provides a comprehensive set of materials addressing all the major aspects which subject leaders would be expected to address in their role. It includes up-to-date information on the requirements of the National Curriculum for Design and Technology
Materials Masterclass, Materials Masterclass with Zoe Laughlin View Masterclass here When covering materials science in D&T where else would you go but to Zoe Laughlin? In this Masterclass Zoe, in her own unique presentation style, takes students through some of her favourite core materials looking at their properties, any potential volatilities and demonstrating practical uses for these materials. This is not pretending to be a comprehensive run through all the materials that students will need knowledge of for the GCSE or A Level qualification, more an amusing and informative way to tackle a few of...
D&T Teacher, Helen O'Sullivan, Designed for Life podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation and PTC Onshape. Listen here. This episode of Designed for Life follows the journey of a teacher who from day one of her career has worked tirelessly to make sustainability and conversation around this critical topic the very centre of her classroom practice.Introduced at a very young age to the concept of making her own clothes by her nan, Helen has always been motivated by the need to conserve resources
How to breakdown a context and get started with 'Inspired by Industry', Watch our video below to find out how to break down a context from our ‘Inspired by Industry’ KS3 Contexts. ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the design and technology curriculum. Supporting students with an approach familiar at Key Stage 4, students have a level of autonomy, tackling a real-world design context provided by an industry partner of the Design & Technology Association. The contexts are authentic to the companies providing...
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