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Sustainability Series: Denimolite – LSBU Student Project, Transforming denim waste into sustainable innovation Denim jeans are a staple of everyday life but what do we really know about how they’re made, what happens to them when they’re no longer worn, and the environmental impact they leave behind? We explore Denimolite, an exciting, sustainable innovation developed by designer Josh Myers. It’s ideal for teachers looking to bring real-world design and sustainability examples into the classroom and perfect for sparking discussion and inspiring the next generation of designers. The problem with denim Denim is traditionally...
Arts University Bournemouth Webinar, Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) is paving the way with its unique approach to nurturing talent and advancing innovation. Will Strange, the leader of AUB's Design for Sustainable Futures Programme, recently shared insights into the university's vision and new courses during a virtual presentation with Ed Ward and Paul Johnson, who leads the Creative Technologies Course and Modelmaking Programme. Expansion and Collaboration Will highlighted AUB's recent Blueprint 1000 membership to expand its outreach efforts. The university aims not only to spread awareness about its creative courses but also to collaborate with more...
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 and further useful resources. STEM Careers...
Clive Grinyer, Professor Clive Grinyer is an experienced design leader who has set up and led influential product, digital and service design teams in several international companies. He started his career with innovation consultancy IDEO in the US and was co-founder of the design consultancy Tangerine along with future Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive. He went on to lead design teams at Orange, Cisco, and Barclays Bank. Clive was Director of Design and Innovation for the UK Design Council and more recently Head of Service Design at the Royal College of Art. ...
Bolton Primary Hub Hosts D&T Event, The Bolton Primary Hub recently held an engaging Design and Technology event at St Thomas of Canterbury School, focusing on effective planning strategies for primary teachers. The event, facilitated by Clare Lightbown, the PTI Primary Hub Centre Lead, featured our Curriculum Consultant Paul Woodward who aimed to equip participants with practical skills and resources to enhance D&T teaching in primary classrooms. The event commenced with introductions followed by Paul Woodward's lecture on "Working Smarter, Not Harder" which gave attendees valuable strategies to optimise lesson planning and delivery in D&T....
Promoting D&T in the school and wider community, Do people know the great things that happen in your department? Do parents, students and other teachers value the subject? Create a buzz around D&T at your school with these tried and tested approaches and make D&T the jewel of the school crown! Objectives: Provide a number of case-studies of promotional techniques. Inspire you and give you opportunities to implement in your own school / department. Provide an opportunity to share / discuss ideas. Share a number of inspirational activities, events...
Nottingham Trust Hosts Targeted INSET for Primary Educators, Nottingham Schools Trust recently welcomed teachers from across the region to an inspiring professional development session focused on embedding effective progression within the primary D&T curriculum. Hosted by the Trust and led by D&T Association Curriculum Consultant Lol Conway, the INSET brought together classroom teachers and subject leads for a deep dive into curriculum design rooted in clarity and long-term planning. Lol, who brings extensive experience from secondary teaching, teacher training and national curriculum development, guided attendees through what progression should look like from EYFS through to upper...
Five wonder materials that could change the world, Materials such as graphene and shrilk are so new that the scientists who discovered them hardly know what to do with them – they only know they might yet transform our lives. The recent Guardian article goes on to talk about the technological, and life changing, possibilities of materials such as graphene, spider silk, metamaterials, shrilk and stanene. You might have heard of graphene, but the others? For example, shrilk can already be formed into, “...strong, transparent sheets ... that are biodegradable and even enrich the soil like...
Co-founder of Pantee, Amanda McCourt, This podcast with Amanda McCourt is brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation. Listen now. This episode takes Designed for Life in a slightly different direction as we seek to track the journey of a product from its original 'ideas phase' through product development, to manufacture, marketing and sales...All covered through https://pantee.co.uk/ Sustainable womens underwear made from surplus T-Shirts. Amanda McCourt and her sister Katie have spent the last 18 months bringing an idea to make comfortable, fashionable underwear made from unsold t-shirts...
Chartered, FSEng (SIS) Certified, Product Safety Manager, Choral Singer, Poet & Abstract Photographer, Ifeoma (Ify) Okolie, In this episode of Designed for Life, we speak with Ifeoma Noelin Okolie. Ify is a Chartered, FSEng (SIS) Certified, Product Safety Manager, Choral Singer, Poet & Abstract Photographer. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Amazon Music Ify has 13 years experience delivering innovative state-of-the-art safety engineering solutions across a variety of safety-critical industries, where she has held various leadership positions. She devotes her time in and outside...
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