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Are you really teaching D&T?, Are you really teaching D&T? Or are children getting a poorly conceived, watered down version of the subject, asks Gareth Pimley, lead primary consultant for the Design and Technology Association… Egyptian shadufs and sarcophagi. Viking longboats and Greek vases. Replicas, reproductions and representations. Imitations, duplications and decorations. Form without function, products without a purpose, craft without a client. D&T dumbed down. Have you ever wondered whether the design and technology project you are teaching is, in fact, design and technology? Some ‘design and technology’ activities might be more...
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: China was a sleeping giant, but when she...
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Special measures, Andy Mitchell reflects on a week when once again, we are reminded of further changes ahead for schools and particularly the preparation of teachers in the future and the view from Ofsted. Reflecting on my second week at the beginning of what is set to be yet another turbulent year for education, where did it go? A week when we heard once again from the Department for Education that they would like to discuss with us what revised GCSEs for the subject might look like. That’s good. Then Sir Michael Wilshaw speaking...
Students shine in Gola Design Challenge, The Gola Design Challenge, run in collaboration with the Design & Technology Association, has drawn to a close, and the winners have been announced. The competition invited students to design innovative sports bags that solve real-world challenges for athletes, gym-goers, and sports enthusiasts. Congratulations to our winners We are delighted to congratulate Arthur Vakil Tcherniak of Colchester Royal Grammar School, who won the challenge, Zoe Lemanski of Upton Hall School, the first runner-up, and Barnaby Branchflower of Colchester Royal Grammar School, who secured a second runner-up position....
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 futurologist talking, talking about the increasing use and impact
Why has the number of teenagers taking design and technology GCSE dropped?, For some time now, the Association has been expressing concern over the inability of the subject to move forward in response to changes in National Curriculum - and I'm not simply referring to the most recent iteration, and developments in technologies, materials, processes and pedagogy. It has also warned, that in situations where this is not happening, then the very certainty of its continuation is at question. We are now regularly receiving reports of schools either considerably cutting back on provision, or...
Take a look at some of our recent webinars. Our aim is to provide D&T teachers with informative, but informal webinar events where subject areas can be explored, and discussions held., Webinars, Our webinars cover a range of D&T topics, from SEND, bio-textiles, preparing for option evenings, through to challenges and interesting competitions.
Make the World... More sustainable, Sustainable design is fast becoming a matter of global corporate citizenship. More consumers are choosing products based on their environmental impact, forcing manufacturers to reconsider how they develop and market products. Finding solutions to the problems people have in real world situations, that are designed with sustainability in mind, are key to students' development of ideas when preparing for their GCSEs and A Levels. This set of free resources, sponsored by the ERA Foundation, includes five short videos and a presentation invites students who are
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