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The Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution to D&T (Awarded by the D&T Association Board of Trustees)

This is award sponsored by The Institution of Engineering Technology will be presented and judged by the Design and Technology Association Board of Trustees. It should be noted that this award does not recognise 'length of service' but instead recognises the positive impact made to the subject. Winners could be at any point in their career, but those nominated will have: Made a significant and outstanding contribution to the subject area, which will probably be across several aspects, including teaching, leadership, advising, research, curriculum development, curriculum support, resource...

D&T Awards 2023

The award winners are: The Autodesk Excellence Award for Outstanding Secondary Subject Leadership Beverley Maloney, Royal Hospital School, Suffolk The Autodesk Excellence Award for Outstanding Primary Subject Leadership Tracey Hayter, Yateley Manor School, Hampshire The James Dyson Foundation Excellence Award for Outstanding D&T Teacher(s) Stuart Chatterton, Leasowes High School, West Midlands The Nook Pods Excellence Award for Inspirational Support Staff within D&T Vicki Wilkinson, Kingswood Hoe School, Essex The Institution of Engineering and Technology Excellence Award for Outstanding...

2024 Year in Review

2024 The Year in Review, Stepping into 2025, let’s reflect on the incredible progress made in championing design and technology education nationwide. With your support, we’ve inspired creativity and innovation in classrooms, giving more young people access to this vital subject. Celebrating Achievements 2024 has been a year of impact, from hands-on learning experiences to collaborations with industry leaders. Schools have embraced new initiatives, equipping students with essential skills for the future. Together, we’ve driven meaningful change in education. Relive the Highlights Take a look back at the moments that...

Sustainability Series Bill Amberg Studio

Sustainability Series: Sustainable furniture collection offers inspiration for the classroom, Bill Amberg Studio has partnered with Knepp Estate, home to one of the UK’s most innovative rewilding projects, to create a sustainable furniture collection for the estate’s café and farm shop. Beyond craftsmanship and ethical sourcing, this collaboration offers design and technology teachers a real-world example of circular economy principles and material-led design. Circular economy and material-led design The collection is crafted entirely from materials sourced on the estate, including leather from free-roaming cattle...

Primary Keywords

Primary Keywords, This resource includes an Excel document listing the key vocabulary for primary Design and Technology. It is organised into designing and evaluating, making and technical knowledge, cooking and nutrition, and tools and equipment as well as identifying words specific to KS1 and KS2. Alongside the Excel document there are a collection of key word mats created in PowerPoint that can be shown on the board, used in a display or downloaded, printed and laminated for use on the pupil’s tables. These are organised into the typical...

Teaching electronics in KS3 D&T

Teaching electronics in KS3 D&T, This course has been created to help all D&T teachers improve their confidence and understanding of electronics within design and technology at secondary schools. Course objectives: A basic understanding of electronic concepts. Basic knowledge of key components. Design methods suitable for KS3 & 4. By participating in this course, you will: Learn how to develop an electronic solution to a problem. Find ways to move forward for curriculum and skill...

Promoting Inclusivity in D&T at RNIB Webinar

Promoting Inclusivity in D&T at RNIB Webinar , The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) recently welcomed our Curriculum Consultant Lol Conway for an engaging and insightful webinar on inclusivity in D&T education. The session explored practical strategies to make D&T classrooms more accessible for students with visual impairments, ensuring all learners can fully engage with creative and technical learning. Lol, an experienced educator and advocate for inclusive D&T teaching, highlighted the importance of tactile learning, adapted tools, and sensory-friendly classroom environments. Key topics included health and safety...

Inspired by Industry: New Contexts

Inspired by Industry: New Contexts, We are excited to release three more contexts as part of our range of free resources for KS3. Have a look below: Lisi Aerospace Lisi Aerospace are a worldwide manufacturing specialist for assembly solutions as well as engine and structural components used in aircrafts. This context asks you to consider ‘Reducing weight without compromising strength’. JCB JCB are one of the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturers. Their brand is well known in the UK and overseas and can be seen on a wide range...

Let's Look at Products

Let's Look at Products, Let’s Look at Products EYFSAges 3-5 years This resource focuses on children investigating and evaluating products. It includes three PowerPoint presentations with examples of cups, slippers and cutlery, but practitioners should use these as starting points and adapt the resource to include products that would engage their children. There are many ways in which the activities could be implemented: they could be used to develop communication and language skills and PSE development; perhaps linked to a topic such as Ourselves, Myself or Things we Use; or they could...

Consultants

Consultants, Our D&T Independent Consultants offer a range of services on an independent, commercial basis. We also work alongside Local Authority Consultants employed by and confined to working within a Local Authority. Consultant members offer a range of services in support of design and technology practitioners and often work with the Association on a variety of D&T projects. Suitably qualified and experienced design and technology consultants can apply to become a Registered Design and Technology Health & Safety Consultant (RDTHSC), enabling them to provide training

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