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Structures: Whose Home?, Structures: Whose Home? 5-7 YearsStructuresFirst published 2019 Children are often happy to talk about their homes and families and this resource gives them the opportunity to use this knowledge and experience in a practical way. Making model homes will enable them to develop and use basic constructional skills using sheet and reclaimed materials to make freestanding structures stronger, stiffer and more stable, together with appropriate joining techniques. Using construction kit materials will help their understanding of strength and...
UK Space Agency Resources, Inspiring the next generation: design and technology in spaceThe space industry provides young people with an inspiring context for developing skills and for thinking about future roles and careers. This set of resources offers schools information and activities to inspire young people aged 11-16 and to understand the roles and impact of the space industry, increasing their awareness of and interest in the sector. The resources are structured around Satellite Launch Systems and the James Webb Space...
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...
UK Space Agency STEM resources, These STEM resources for KS3 and KS4 are based on the James Webb Space Telescope and Satellite Launch Systems. Pupils will learn all about these fascinating, STEM-related areas, get to launch rockets, build their own telescopes and study the maths, science, engineering and design aspects of getting into space and observing the sky and the Earth. There is a wealth of detail that teachers can adapt and link in to other subject areas as well as encourage an understanding and...
Member only Tasks and Activities, Focused Tasks FTs are where students are taught specific technical knowledge, designing skills and making skills. This may be a quick whole-class making activity, learning a new CAD programme, exploring polymers, or much more. Investigative Evaluative Activities IEAs are where students learn from a range of existing products and find out about D&T in the wider world. This may be aspects such as product disassembly, reflection and prediction and discussions and explorations regarding sustainability. Curriculum units Click on
Supporting Creativity and Protection at New Designers 2025, The latest instalment of New Designers 2025 brought together recent graduates, lecturers and industry professionals at the Business Design Centre. The event remains a significant part of the design calendar, offering a space for graduates to share their work and begin building their professional networks. Among those attending was Laura, CEO of Anti Copying in Design (ACID). It was a pleasure to catch up with her and learn more about ACID’s work supporting young designers. Their presence at...
Plight of Design and Technology Education, We were fortunate to be involved in a recent article concerning the plight of design and technology education featured in The Observer. Since the release of the Observer article, the story has garnered a lot of attention and found its way into other press outlets, including Dezeen. The UK's Design Council has announced an upskilling target to prepare one million designers for the green transition, starting with a call to reverse the "critical decline" in design...
Design Legends - Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Design Legends: Charles Rennie Mackintosh Ages 14-18 The first in a series of teaching resources consideringinfluential designers identified in the GCSE specifications for D&T that present for students a summary of their lives, influences, examples of their work and the context in which they developed their ideas. This three-minute video and accompanying PowerPoint presentation is planned to inspire students to consider the work of a particular designer and use the information to develop their own design...
Support our mission to save D&T, It is a sad fact that if you are teaching design and technology at the moment, you are teaching a subject in a state of national decline. At a time when our subject is arguably more relevant than ever, we have the lowest number of students ever recorded sitting the subject at both GCSE and A-Level; we have less than half the number of D&T-trained teachers that were serving in 2009, and an increasing number of schools are no longer offering the subject...
Secondary Curriculum Tookit, This toolkit is aimed primarily at Secondary Basic membership but is available to all member categories. Secondary Basic Membership is an entry level membership with a small number of benefits. The comprehensive curriculum toolkit will get you up and runing in the classroom Exam Techniques - Getting Good Grades at GCSE Progression Framework Career Pathway Poster Mapping Out Careers Poster Transferable Skills Poster Choose D&T Poster Once your membership has been paid for this comprehensive toolkit will...
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