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D&T Awards 2021

The award winners are: CATEGORY 1: Boxford Ltd Award for Innovation and Creativity in Design and TechnologyPaul Woodward, The Rugby School, Thailand CATEGORY 2: Inspirational Teaching of Design and Technology - Primary AwardGill Fitzpatrick, Beech Hill Community Primary School, Greater Manchester CATEGORY 3: HME Logistics Award for Inspirational Teaching of Design and Technology - SecondarySarah Mahmood, The Bemrose School, Derbyshire CATEGORY 4: James Dyson Foundation Award for Excellence in Engineering EducationMartin Davies, The Fernwood School, Nottinghamshire CATEGORY 5: Institution of Engineering and...

Secondary Curriculum Tookit

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 be available from...

INSET at Abbey Infant School

INSET at Abbey Infant School, Paul Woodward, Design & Technology Association Curriculum Consultant, recently conducted a highly informative INSET session at Abbey Infant School, focusing on essential aspects of the design and technology curriculum. Aims Teachers aimed to understand how prototyping fits into the design process, explore ways to check out existing products and designers, learn about coming up with ideas, and figure out how to evaluate and assess things. The bespoke training also included coverage of the health and safety implications of D&T within the primary sector....

Textiles Early KS3 Year 7 - Mainly Designing – Learning to Look

Textiles Early KS3 Year 7 - Mainly Designing – Learning to Look, Textiles Early KS3 Year 7 - Mainly Designing – Learning to LookStudents learn to distinguish different types of drawings required throughout the design process, including annotation. It covers the role of biomimicry in solving design problems and applying this through the use of CAD to scale images, create a repeat pattern, add colour/texture, make colourways and look at methods appropriate for creating a printed fabric.This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design has been fully refreshed and new titles added, providing...

New Designers ACID

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 the show served as a...

Haberdashers Boys School VEX Robotics World Championship

Haberdashers’ Boys’ School team makes history at VEX Robotics World Championship, Students from Haberdashers’ Boys’ School in Elstree have made history by becoming the first UK team at their programme level to win the Excellence Award at the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas. Their team, Cyber Squad, achieved the top accolade for outstanding performance across engineering design, coding, innovation and teamwork. It’s only the second time in the competition’s 18-year history that a UK team has received this award, a landmark moment for design, technology and STEM education in the UK....

Free NACE webinar

Free NACE webinar: lighting the spark in D&T, Primary teachers are invited to join a free live webinar on Wednesday 6th May 2026, from 3:45 to 4:45 PM, exploring how to ignite curiosity and creativity in young learners through design & technology. Hosted online by NACE, in partnership with the Design & Technology Association, this session promises practical strategies to help pupils become confident designers, problem-solvers and innovators. Register your place → Inspiring curiosity and creativity in the classroom Led by Lol Conway, Curriculum and Professional Development Manager...

Penny School Gallery Children's Exhibition

Primary pupils’ art and D&T on display, Five primary schools in Southwest London recently brought pupils’ creativity out of the classroom and into the public eye at the Penny School Gallery, Kingston College. The exhibition celebrated children’s artistic and design achievements, showcasing their imagination in both Art and Design & Technology projects. From classroom to gallery “Seeing children’s faces light up as they viewed their work in a gallery was truly heartwarming,” said Janine Pavlis, Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, Design and Technology at St. Mary’s University. “Observing...

James Dyson Foundation Primary Resources

James Dyson Foundation Primary Resources, New primary engineering workshops to support design and technology in the classroom Teachers can now access a new range of primary engineering workshops from the James Dyson Foundation, designed to bring design and technology to life through practical, engaging experiences. The programme includes a brand-new robotics workshop for Upper Key Stage 2. Pupils learn basic coding by programming Sphero RVR+ robots to move through obstacles, helping them apply their knowledge in a real-world context. The session also introduces what engineering is and how it is used,...

Starting Points for Designing

Starting Points for Designing, Detailed below are some suggested starting points that are presented as visual brainstorms which the teacher can use with the class to explore the context and identify many different sorts of product that could be designed and made. They give pupils an opportunity to decide what sort of product they want to design and make. The exact nature of the products designed and made will depend on the age and previous experience of the pupils and resources available in the school. These starting points have been...

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