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Regional D&T Leaders Come Together for National Training Day, Regional D&T Leaders from across the country came together this week for a full day of collaboration and practical activities focused on supporting and developing design and technology education in schools. Industry Collaboration and Curriculum Development The event brought together our Regional D&T Leaders, sponsored by Samsung, alongside industry partners Dryad, representatives from the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Competition, and Association staff to explore classroom resources, curriculum support and future programme development. The day opened with welcome updates from...
Design with a cause: OneDollarGlasses, Discover the inspiring work of OneDollarGlasses e.V., a global organisation dedicated to providing affordable, long-term ophthalmic care in some of the world’s most underserved regions. This landing page brings together useful links, a downloadable article, podcast episodes and video content so teachers can explore how design and innovation are transforming lives through the power of sight. A brilliant opportunity to bring real-world impact into your classroom, this story highlights how a simple design solution can change lives and provides resources you can use directly with your students. A...
Industry heavyweights Jonny Ive, Will Butler-Adams and Yewande Akinola back our vision to Reimagine D&T in schools, The Design and Technology Association were at the V&A Museum on Monday 24 July, launching our highly anticipated Vision Paper for 2023. Backed by Sir Jony Ive, Will Butler‑Adams OBE and Yewande Akinola among others, the paper highlights the urgent need for revitalising design and technology in the education system and calls for decisive action to address the decline of this key curriculum subject. Download the Reimagining D&T document Teachers...
CEO of Magway, Cecile Searle, Magway is a values-driven startup technology business situated in Wembley, North West London. Started in 2017, their staged vision is to take cargo off our roads and instead run the bulk of this cargo emissions-free on magnetic motor-driven 'trains' either set above or below ground. They are working to drive an electrical revolution, unlock new economies and connect cities, towns and communities like never before. Listen here Cecile Searle took over as CEO in 2022, convinced by the founders that she "was already effectively doing the job...
Part one of two, Hethersett Academy , In the second of our focus podcasts within a specific school, we are delighted to bring you 'Designed for Life' in conversation with Hethersett Academy in East Anglia. Listen here Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Amazon Music The intention within these podcasts is to provide listeners with a complete 360 journey around the design and technology department in the school, with interviews and thoughts from students, teachers, parents and senior leaders. From these conversations, you...
Textiles Skills Centre, Dawn Foxall and Roy Ballam, In this episode, we are delighted to talk with Dawn Foxall and Roy Ballam about the recently released paper commissioned by the Textiles Skills Centre, 'Unravelling the Fabric of Textiles Education'. 🎧 Listen here As we seek to move the subject forward, building from the bottom up being our approach at the Association, we need to carefully look at where textiles fits into primary and secondary education. Our view is that we want to keep textile education within design and technology,...
Head of learning and development at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) , Jonty Deeley Williamson, Talk about battery power and people's attention automatically turns to electric vehicles, but in reality, this is one sector of a rapidly growing market. With this growth, there is an increasing need for young people to enter the sector and help design and make the power plants of the future. 🎧 Listen hereIn this episode, we talk with Jonty Deely Williamson, who heads up learning and development at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) Previously a...
Modelmaking for Industry Degree Apprenticeship Explained, In this webinar, teachers explored the Modelmaking for Industry Degree Apprenticeship delivered by Arts University Bournemouth in partnership with Foster + Partners. Led by lecturers Will Strange and Claire Holman, the session introduced model making as a specialist and highly transferable discipline used across architecture, product design, film and engineering. Teachers gained insight into the processes involved, from CNC machining and digital fabrication to traditional hand-making techniques, and how these skills are applied in industry. The webinar also featured industry insight from Diane Teague, Assistant...
Executive Director of the Crafts Council , Rosy Greenlees, OBE, Rosy Greenlees, OBE, has been Executive Director of the Crafts Council since 2006. A national organisation promoting the value of craft and making to society, the Crafts Council has supported thousands of makers through its talent development programmes; brings high quality craft to an annual audience of over 3 million through its exhibitions, Collection and events; and leads a national campaign for re-instating craft education in schools. Rosy spent her early career as a curator in regional galleries and on major public art
How should we assess D&T now that levels and level descriptions have gone?, Use the ‘progression framework’ to support formative assessment. With the removal of levels and level descriptions, this resource sets out developmental steps in children’s knowledge, understanding and skills. These include, but go beyond, the 2014 programmes of study. Age-related expectations have been developed for KS1, early KS2 and late KS2 which effectively replace the level descriptions and set new National standards for the subject. The Progression Framework is designed to help teachers plan activities which build on children’s...
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