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New Training Courses to Tackle Food Teacher Shortage: Leiths Education and University of Roehampton Announce National Qualifications, Leiths Education has teamed up with the University of Roehampton to introduce two new national qualifications designed to address the growing shortage of food technology teachers in schools. These qualifications aim to fast-track the recruitment and training of food teachers, responding to an urgent need in the education sector. The number of food technology teachers has steadily declined, with only 3,745 teachers recorded for the 2022-23 academic year—a 4% drop from the previous year and part of a...
When should children in KS2 to learn about important people in D&T who have helped shaped the world?, We recommend that schools address ‘key events and individuals in D&T’ in those projects where it will be most interesting and meaningful for the children – not necessarily in every project. Schools may also want to bias this work towards Y5 and Y6. Across KS2, children should learn about a range of inventors, designers, engineers, chefs and manufacturers who have developed ground-breaking products, find out what they are famous for designing and/or...
Embedding control into the D&T curriculum with the BBC micro:bit, Session Content: What is the micro:bit? it’s a micro-controller packaged on a small board with buttons, LEDs and sensors that you program using a computer, phone or tablet using simple blocks. It makes abstract concepts tangible, and students can get results in seconds. What can it do? you can use it to make real, working electronic products, prototype larger systems or make larger, connected systems using radio. Simple projects like a step...
ChompSaw in Use: Project Showcase & Applications Webinar, Created by inventors for inventors the ChompSaw is a prototyping tool built for for younger makers. The ChompSaw empowers students to cut cardboard and other soft crafting materials with confidence, independence, and safety. Join us to: Meet the founding team and hear the story behind ChompSaw See how the tool works in real time — its capabilities, limitations, and ideal use cases Examples of actual projects (i.e. what young people have made with it) ...
GCSE Key Resources: Designing in Contexts classroom teaching resource, Designing in Contexts classroom teaching resource Ages 14-16First published 2017 This D&T GCSE Key Resource is based on five separate classroom activities that can be delivered consecutively or as separate lessons, where appropriate. The topics for each activity are: Designing in context Exploring the situation Identify the needs and wants of people 1 & 2 Develop design ideas to meet users’ needs and wants Evaluate existing products It includes a PowerPoint...
GCSE Key Resources: Teaching for the Contextual Challenge, D&T GCSE Resources Teaching for the Contextual Challenge Enabling you to prepare your students to engage in user-centred iterative designing Ages 14-16First published 2016Updated 2018 This resource is aimed at supporting teachers to develop their subject knowledge in the area of context centred designing, in readiness for delivering the GCSE in Design and Technology. It forms part of a set of CPD resources aimed at modernising your design and technology curriculum at a time when there is a clear need for modernisation in the subject to develop...
How can we improve the sustainability of products?, First watch these two videos Sustainability Masterclass 1 Sustainability masterclass 2 Now you can work through the activities below. Activity 1 (1:04) What is sustainability? Have a look online at images that explain sustainability. Make a copy of a few diagrams or images that help you to remember the three areas of sustainability. Activity 2 (1:49) What influences my choices of what I buy? Think about the last product you bought? What was it? Make a list...
Curriculum Review Response, The long-awaited curriculum review led by Professor Becky Francis is generating anticipation within the design and technology education community. The Association has actively contributed to this process, collaborating on a joint paper with the Design Council, NSEAD, and other organisations. We have now submitted our own curriculum review response informed by feedback from over 200 teachers and work with external organisations. You can read the full report here. There is widespread agreement that the existing curriculum requires substantial reform. The focus on STEM education and addressing the skills...
Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley: Tough, Smart, and Ahead of Her Time, We were saddened here at the Association to hear that Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, passed away on 9 August aged 91. She leaves behind a legacy that every D&T teacher can share with students, a story of resilience, innovation, and a refusal to accept the limits society tried to place on her. Born Vera Buchthal in Dortmund, Germany, in 1933, she fled Nazi persecution at the age of five on the Kindertransport, arriving in Britain to live with foster parents. Those early experiences forged...
Blending tradition and innovation at The Dixie Grammar School, The design and technology team at The Dixie Grammar School, led by Mike Mellors, is transforming learning by combining traditional skills with real-world industry practice. Their aim is to prepare students who are creative, resilient, and ready to meet future challenges with confidence. A curriculum and environment designed for creativity Over the past four years, the team has reviewed and restructured the curriculum, introducing a clear progression framework from Year 6 to Year 13. Differentiated...
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