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D&T Awards 2015

The award winners are: Outstanding Contribution to Design and Technology Education Award Pam Bolton : Primary/Secondary John Mattick : Secondary Teacher Training Design and Technology Award Bernard Cooper : Primary/Secondary Alison Hardy : Secondary Subject Leadership Design and Technology Award Avril Allan : Secondary Julie Mansfield : Primary David Dixon : Secondary Outstanding Teacher Design and Technology Award Pete Maguire...

STEM Careers resources Graphic Designer

STEM Careers resources Graphic Designer, Age 11-14 years This unit raises awareness of career opportunities in Graphic Design. It provides an opportunity for pupils to explore a typical career path, gives an insight into the diverse nature of Graphic Design and has a rapid response creative designing activity working to a tight deadline. There are teacher notes and worksheets while the PowerPoint presentation introduces a graphic designer, giving his background and experience and examples of graphic design. The resource also includes information about careers and links to a number of websites...

Learning About Structures and Mechanisms at KS3

Learning About Structures and Mechanisms at KS3, Learning About Structures and Mechanisms at Key Stage 3First Published 2017Ages 11-14 years Some students come to KS3 without the necessary grounding in areas such as Structures and Mechanisms to enable them to progress at the pace you would like. Extensive learning about structures and mechanisms should take place in primary schools, but if it has not been covered to a level that is required for progressing towards GCSEs, an intermediate refresher that takes students over the concepts can be very welcome. In preparation for the...

Making Bread using the Six Essentials

Making Bread using the Six Essentials, Making Bread using the Six Essentials Year 5-6Age 9-11 First published 2013 An example of good practice in Design and Technology using the 'Bread' unit of work and incorporating the 'six essentials' of design and technology. These essentials – user, purpose, functionality, design decisions, innovation and authenticity – should be applied to every Design and Technology project wherever possible. This PowerPoint presentation gives an example of a school that has taken these and applied them to all aspects of the process, from...

Applying Computing in D&T at KS2 and KS3

Applying Computing in D&T at KS2 and KS3, Applying Computing in D&T at KS2 and KS3: the 2014 National Curriculum requirementsAges 7-14First published 2016The purpose of this guidance is to help primary and secondary teachers in England introduce the National Curriculum 2014 requirements that link computing with design and technology. It explains in general terms how the two subjects are related and then focuses on the application of computing in design and technology to program and control physical systems in KS2 and KS3. The guidance sets out: ...

Evaluate Curriculum Units

Evaluate Curriculum Units, These downloadable member-only units cover a range of aspects of evaluation. These units will be regularly developed and added to, creating a broad suite of resources to use in the classroom. Famous Designers - this unit delves into a range of famous designers both past and present and evaluates their work as a tool for inspiration and analysis. Product Analysis - this unit highlights the importance of product design and good practice in analysing existing products to aid the design process. Iconic...

In conversation with Dean Kamen & Chris Hatherall

Dean Kamen & Chris Hatherall, This is a big episode for Designed for Life, as we proudly reach number 100! We are delighted to have Dean Kamen, an American engineer, inventor, and businessman, on the show. Dean is known for his inventions of the Segway, iBOT, and Slingshot (a water purification system) and for founding what he proudly calls his greatest invention, FIRST.🎧 Listen now. In this episode, we investigate the mindset of a serial inventor to discuss what drives a high-school student to set up a business that yields $60,000 before he finishes...

In Conversation with Nick Grey

Founder and Managing Director of Grey Technologies, Nick Grey, In this episode, we are delighted to be in conversation with Nick Grey, founder and Managing Director of Grey Technologies, better known to most of us as GTech. Listen here GTech manufactures cordless tools, with the range running from vacuum cleaners through to garden tools and equipment. In this podcast we follow Nick's journey from his earliest years and what sounds like a few idyllic years when his father's work brought Nick and his six siblings to Ireland, through a problematic secondary...

Amazing Workshop Equipment

Exclusive Member Discount: X% Off Widget Basher, Amazing Workshop Equipment, Amazing workshop Equipment has been supplying schools for 200 years. They started out selling consumables such as chalk for teachers to use on blackboards and wood of varying kinds to make furniture. They have moved with the times and are now the first school supplier to sell actual robotic jumping widget bashers of varying sizes to D&T Departments. Our Offer to UK D&T Association Members D&T Association members can now enjoy an exclusive X% discount on the Widget Basher...

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