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Primary curriculum

Primary curriculum – are you well connected?, The first thing to be clear about is the difference between the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ of the primary curriculum. Although compulsory content is specified in the NC programmes of study, how this is organised and taught remains a matter for schools, so there is no reason for schools to stop making helpful connections between subjects. The best primary practice includes a blend of rigorous discrete subject teaching and equally effective cross-curricular links, with both approaches needed for effective learning. For primary-aged children to make good progress as designers, scientists,...

Materials and their properties - Textiles, GCSE classroom teaching resource

Materials and their properties - Textiles, GCSE classroom teaching resource, Materials and their properties: Textiles Age 14-16First published 2017 One of a series of classroom teaching resources for students, addressing the relevant content of all four Awarding organisations' Design and Technology GCSE specifications. The resource will also be useful to students enrolled other technical courses including Engineering. This contains a PowerPoint presentation containing a range of summary information for students to help them understand and apply their learning in product analysis, making design decisions and selecting and using materials. ...

Five wonder materials that could change the world

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...

Projects on a Page Scheme of work

Projects on a Page Scheme of work, The Projects on a Page scheme of work was introduced in 2014 to help primary schools in England implement the National Curriculum for D&T in an imaginative way. Based on universal principles of effective teaching and learning in D&T, it is also a valuable resource for schools in other parts of the UK and further afield.Discover the bundles Projects on a Page: Key Stage 1 pack of five project planners 2023 Projects on a Page: Early Key Stage 2 Pack of Nine Planners Projects...

The changing face of textiles

The changing face of textiles, I know many fellow textiles specialists are concerned about how textile fits in to the new GCSE fearing a reduction in creativity and the loss of the unique nature of textiles as a material area. I completely agree it’s important to retain everything that is special about textiles, but I also support the broader focus that the new single GCSE offers. Rather than restricting creativity, the new GCSE has the potential to allow us to focus both on the traditional elements of textiles, as well as offering us new opportunities should we choose to...

Live at Arts University Bournemouth

Designed for Life - Live at Arts University Bournemouth, In this episode, we take the podcast on the road to Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) and talk with YouTube stalwarts Brothers Make, Louise Dennis, Curator at MoDiP (Museum of Design in Plastics) and Will Strange, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader (Sustainable Design) at AUB. The podcast was recorded on February 5th in the main lecture theatre at the university with an audience comprising AUB students and lecturers and students and their D&T teacher from a local school. 🎧 Listen here In this episode,...

In Conversation with George Cave

Interactive Technologist, George Cave, George Cave is an Interactive Technologist, Design Engineer, University Lecturer, TEDx Speaker, Team leader and founder of his own business, Interaction Magic In this conversation, we explore George's journey from Reading School through Bristol University, where he gained an MEng in Engineering Design where he, and others, developed a re-configurable submarine weapon handling and discharge system as part of his final year work. George cut his teeth as a designer at DCS Studio in Warwick https://www.dca-design.com/ Where he worked on a wide range of products, specialising in pharmaceutical design. He then went on...

Nurgul Yardim Mericliler

Nurgul Yardim Mericliler, Dr. Nurgul Yardim Mericliler is an architectural designer, researcher, and independent curator. She is currently a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Oxford Brookes University, working on the ENACT 15mC and UMALTRAN projects. These projects focus on co-creating with communities using AR/VR and understanding mobility and activity in neighbourhoods. Nurgul holds a Bachelor of Architecture, an MSc in Interdisciplinary Urban Design, and a PhD in Communications. Her research focuses on makerspaces as a dynamic social phenomenon with case studies in London, exploring makers, their communities, and physical spaces. She has recently authored...

Teachers In Residence

Teachers In Residence , The Association are offering our members the opportunity to take part in a three to five day internship with a UK-based design, engineering, manufacturing or construction business, to get an in-depth understanding of modern industry and the knowledge, skills and personal attributes sought by employers. This internship will help you to develop a deeper understanding of modern industry and the technical skills and attributes required by employers which will give you to have a clearer view of the career pathways. You will be able to forge industry links

Teachers in Residence Experience at Seymourpowell

Teachers in Residence Experience at Seymourpowell , Natalie Cameron, Head of Design & Technology at Newstead Wood School, describes her recent ‘Teachers in Residence’ placement at Seymourpowell, a multidisciplinary consultancy in London best known for work across product, transport, digital experiences and sustainability, combining research and design to help clients bring innovative ideas to market. Natalie commented, “It was really cool. I learned lots, saw lots of amazing work, and it was validating to know that what we’re doing in school is actually aligned with industry practices.” Natalie admits she had dreamt of working...

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