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Sustainability Series - GoneShells: the potato-based juice bottle that disappears naturally, A real-world case study for D&T lessons Tomorrow Machine, a Swedish design studio, has developed GoneShells, a juice bottle made entirely from potato that decomposes like fruit peel. Unlike most biodegradable packaging, it doesn’t require industrial composting. It can be eaten, home-composted or even dissolved under running water, offering a striking example of how design can respond to environmental challenges. For design and technology teachers, GoneShells provides a tangible, inspiring example to bring sustainability into the classroom. It demonstrates how materials science, product design...
National Storytelling Week, Storytelling through design at The Royal Ballet and Opera It’s National Storytelling Week, a perfect opportunity to look at how stories are told in many different ways, not just through words, and how design and technology helps bring those stories to life. At the Royal Ballet and Opera, storytelling sits at the heart of every production. From costumes and wigs to sets, scenery and marketing, designers and technicians collaborate to translate narrative, emotion and character into tangible outcomes that audiences experience on stage. It is...
H&S Train the Trainer (SMHS) Secondary Materials Refresher Training 16/04/2026, This course is only available to registered D&T Association trainers (RDTHSC’s) or those who have had an application accepted. It is compulsory for all RDTHSCs who deliver this subject to update and extend their knowledge and understanding of these SELs. This refresher course will cover the following areas: · Hand Tools· Drilling Machine · Sanding/Linishing Machine ·Plastics moulding processes · Portable Power Tools (Drills & Sanders) Please bring your own PPE, i.e. safety goggles, protective apron and...
New 'Prototyping' Masterclass featuring Jude Pullen coming soon!, We will soon be offering a new 'Prototyping' Masterclass with award-winning product designer, engineer and creative technologist, Jude Pullen. This event is tailored to equip D&T teachers with hands-on skills and an understanding of prototyping in design and technology. The Masterclass can be accessed on-demand and offers participants insights into the art and science of prototyping. Jude Pullen, well-known for his appearances on BBC's 'The Big Life Fix' and Channel 4's 'Great British Inventions', brings his experience and expertise from his many years...
Eligibility The giveaway is open to teachers and schools in the UK only. Employees of The Design & Technology Association, prize-donating companies, and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter. Entry period The giveaway opens on 1st December 2025 at 00:01 GMT and closes on 14th December 2025 at 23:59 GMT. Entries received outside this period will not be considered. How to enter ...
Alarming vehicles YR 4/5/6, Alarming Vehicles – Ages 8–11 (Years 4–6). Children design and make vehicle alarm systems while learning about electrical circuits, switches, and control. Includes PowerPoint, teacher notes, and worksheets. Ideal for extending learning with Crumble microprocessor.
Visual Language Resource Pack, Visual Language Resource Pack11-14 yearsThis pack explores the visual language of products and illustrates the visual elements and principles of design which designers use, either consciously or subconsciously. Contains pdfs of over 130 pages of vivid, inspired ideas and a 32 slide PowerPoint presentation. Developed by DMC Cornwall Learning in 2005 these have proved popular and effective tools to develop students’ design skills.This pack contains:• A PowerPoint presentation which explains the key features of both visual elements and principles of design• Over 75 visual elements...
Upcycling, First published 2012 This resource is a great way of reusing old products that would normally be thrown away and to raise students’ awareness of upcycling waste products in an innovative and enterprising way. It considers the themes of sustainability and enterprise – designing, making and marketing desirable, quality products from recycled materials. Most children at some point have made a puppet out of an old sock or a rocket or car out of an old kitchen roll, plastic milk bottle etc. The aim of this project is to take that concept to a...
From ironing boards to classroom innovation: celebrating Sarah Boone this Black History Month, This Black History Month, we turn our attention to Sarah Boone, a trailblazing inventor whose insight still resonates in design & technology classrooms today. In 1892, Boone was granted US Patent for an improved ironing board. She recognised that the existing bulky, flat boards were ill suited to pressing sleeves and fitted garments. Her design featured a narrow, curved board that corresponded to the inside and outside seams of sleeves, plus a movable support to flip the board for pressing both sides. ...
Free KS3 Resources, ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the Design and Technology curriculum. Rather than take a ‘project-driven approach to designing and making, they each start with a real-world design context provided by an industry partner of the Design & Technology Association. The contexts are authentic to the companies providing them with opportunities for teachers to use these with students. All follow a common design-thinking approach shown below. The contexts are editable and are a starting point for you to focus...
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