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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 be...
Inside the Project - The future of materials: graphene and the world’s first programmable jacket, In 2018, pioneering clothing company Vollebak created the world’s first graphene jacket. Built with graphene, a material only one atom thick yet stronger than steel, the jacket could regulate heat, redistribute warmth and remain lightweight, waterproof and breathable. Working with the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester, Vollebak has since gone further. Together, they are developing the Thermal Camouflage Jacket, a programmable garment designed to make its wearer invisible to infrared cameras. Using 42 graphene patches, each controlled...
World Book Day primary D&T competition 2026 – terms and conditions, Please read these terms and conditions carefully before entering. Promoter The promoter of this competition is the Design & Technology Association. Eligibility The competition is open to UK primary teachers only. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Employees of the Design & Technology Association and their immediate families are not eligible to enter. Competition period ...
STEM Careers resources Light Up the World, Age 11-14 years This unit is based around the issue of providing light for people in developing countries who do not have access to mains electricity as an example of a possible career path that D&T might lead to. Light up the World, a humanitarian organisation based at the University of Calgary, is used throughout the project as an example of this type of work in action in the real world. Pupils are given a design brief and are required to investigate the context and key people, to design
Cambridge OCR CPD Opportunities for D&T Teachers, Cambridge OCR has announced a comprehensive series of free and low-cost professional development events for 2025–26, designed to support teachers of GCSE and A-level design and technology. Whether you’re new to the qualifications or looking to deepen your understanding of assessment and the NEA, these online sessions provide valuable insights, resources and opportunities to engage directly with OCR subject specialists. Upcoming Events Ask the Moderator: GCSE Design and Technology (J310) (Q&A)Free to attend - 13 November 2025, 4:00–5:00pm | 11 March 2026,...
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 Contribution to D&T...
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 defined 2024...
Writing a scheme of learning in D&T: Putting pedagogy first, This E-Learning course aims to give specialist and non-specialist teachers of Design and Technology the confidence to write and develop student-centred schemes of learning. Course objectives: Provide a meaningful learning experience for students, based on knowledge and skills required for GCSE/A Level Design and Technology. Identify opportunities for enriching your curriculum. Include content that is suitable for your students’ needs. This course is for: Training teachers Early Career...
Designer, inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, Ben Edmonds, Ben Edmonds is a designer, inventor, entrepreneur, engineer and self-confessed 'tinkerer'. In this episode, we follow Ben from school where aged twelve and asked what he wanted to do when he grew up; he answered, "I want to be a lead designer for Dyson". Almost twenty years later, that's exactly what he did, becoming a Principal Designer at Dyson.But Ben's story is oh so much bigger than that. He has sold or donated almost every possession he owned twice as he upped sticks to start life elsewhere in the world....
CEO of Do Company, David O'Coimin, Podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation. Listen now. David is the founder and CEO of Do Company, a company founded in 2016 to "Deliver smart solutions to the challenges posed by rapidly changing living and working environments". He describes himself as a digital nomad and a serial entrepreneur. In this podcast, he talks us through his journey from school in rural Ireland to becoming a product designer, social visionary, and successful entrepreneur. Do Company is about product...
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