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Hot Stuff: Pewter Casting - Key Resources, Hot Stuff: Pewter casting Ages 11-14 yearsFirst published 2012 Hot Stuff is a comprehensive set of materials giving teachers all the background they need to teach making pewter jewellery in a particular style. The focus is on the work of designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the PowerPoint slides and Word documents include background on Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including the influences and the styles he developed. There is a full scheme of work and lesson plans over...
Five wonder materials that could change the world, Materials such as graphene and shrilk are so new that the scientists who discovered them hardly know what to do with them – they only know they might yet transform our lives. The recent Guardian article goes on to talk about the technological, and life changing, possibilities of materials such as graphene, spider silk, metamaterials, shrilk and stanene. You might have heard of graphene, but the others? For example, shrilk can already be formed into, “...strong, transparent sheets...
UK Creative Festival, For D&T teachers seeking fresh inspiration ahead of the new school year or students wanting to explore careers, the UK Creative Festival, taking place on 9–10 July at Dreamland, Margate, is a fantastic event to attend. This two-day festival brings together some of the UK’s leading minds from across the design, technology, and creative industries and includes hands-on workshops, industry-led talks, panel discussions, and a free Creative Careers Fair which is ideal for showcasing creative career pathways for students. Highlights...
Joint Founder of SeymourPowell, Dick Powell, Designed for Life podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation and PTC Onshape. Listen here For many of you tuning in to this episode, Richard Seymour and Dick Powell will need no introduction. For those of you who have not come across their work...you are in for a treat! As you will hear in this podcast, both partners brought (and continue to bring) very different skillsets to...
Primary D&T roadshow to boost classroom confidence, A new hands-on professional development opportunity is set to support primary teachers in strengthening their approach to design & technology, with the upcoming Primary D&T Roadshow arriving this June. Strengthen your primary D&T skills Taking place on the 23rd June 2026 at the National STEM Learning Centre, this one-day course is a collaboration between STEM Learning and the Design & Technology Association. It has been carefully designed to help teachers feel more confident
Eligibility The giveaway is open to teachers and schools in the UK only. Employees of The Design & Technology Association, prize-donating companies, and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter. Entry period The giveaway opens on 1st December 2025 at 00:01 GMT and closes on 14th December 2025 at 23:59 GMT. Entries received outside this period will not be considered. ...
DT Practice 3 2024 Online PDF, D&T Practice is an A4 magazine publication offering practical ideas and solutions to primary and secondary classroom teaching in Design and Technology and the best of practice. Covering all focus areas, it includes case studies of classroom projects, product and resource reviews and profiles of companies in the field, as well as news about the Design Technology Association and events and activities taking place in Design and Technology. ...
STEM Racing Discovery Box, An engaging, all-in-one activity that teaches pupils to apply STEM principles in a fun, practical way. Working individually, in pairs, or in small teams, pupils design, make, test, and race their own model cars on a 12-metre track. The project encourages problem-solving, teamwork, and critical thinking while developing skills in design, technology, science, and maths. The process begins with each pupil folding a pre-stamped chassis net to create a standard 3D racing car with wheels and...
Snack-tember: new British Nutrition Foundation campaign to support healthy snacking in schools, A brand-new initiative from the British Nutrition Foundation is launching this September – and it’s all about snacks! Snack-tember is a month-long campaign designed to help children and young people aged 5–16 explore their current snacking habits and discover healthier, sustainable alternatives – with teachers supported every step of the way. Rather than a one-week focus, this year the usual Healthy Eating Week is being transformed into something even bigger. Snack-tember will run...
Moving history book - levers and linkages, Moving History Books – levers and linkages7-9 yearsFirst published 2015 This set of resources was developed following a visit by Randlay Primary School to the Black Country Museum. It uses one of the project planners from Projects on a Page and inspiration from the visit to devise a scheme on levers and linkages linking History, Design and Technology and English. Pupils are asked to produce a whole class guidebook to the museum including levers
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