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Get Designing - Generating real design ideas

Get Designing - Generating real design ideas, First published 2012 This activity is about getting students to really understand design challenges and the design process and, where possible, work like real designers. The project should take place over three lessons and covers: Design Understanding: Developing real knowledge of the design challenge through investigation. Design Practice: Using play to develop design skills that specifically respond to the design challenge. Peer Review: Putting all the ideas on the table, depersonalising them...

Let’s Get Building and Using Construction Kits Effectively

Let’s Get Building and Using Construction Kits Effectively, Let’s Get Building and Using Construction Kits EffectivelyAges 3-5 yearsFirst released 2015 This project focuses on building and construction. The majority of children will be aware of buildings such as roads, bridges and houses in their local environment. They may have seen, for example, frameworks, trenches, scaffolding and a variety of tools and equipment linked to this activity. They may be familiar will construction kits either at home or in school, and free play should be encouraged to familiarise them with

Let's Look at Hats

Let's Look at Hats, Let’s Look at Hats EYFSAges 3-5 years This resource focuses on children investigating and evaluating hats. It includes two PowerPoint presentations, one with examples of different hats and questions to ask about who uses these hats and which are the children’s favourites, and one looking at different ways of joining fabrics using a variety of methods. Practitioners should use these as starting points and adapt the resource to include products that would engage children, including real hats and fabric examples. The resource also includes...

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...

Teacher Toolkit Tuesday FISH Heroes

Teacher Toolkit Tuesday - Fish in School Hero programme brings fresh skills to classrooms, The Fish in School Hero (FISH Heroes) programme is giving pupils across the UK the chance to prepare, cook and taste fish before they leave school. The initiative builds practical cookery skills and confidence for students, while providing teachers with training, resources and free fish to use in lessons. At its core, the programme helps pupils master essential techniques such as filleting, seasoning and cooking. Lessons also explore the nutritional benefits of fish,...

D&T Awards 2020

The award winners are: CATEGORY 1: Peter Williams, winner of Flamefast UK Ltd Award for Innovation and Creativity in Design and Technology CATEGORY 2: Bonnie Barton, winner of Inspirational Teaching of Design and Technology – Primary Award CATEGORY 3: Philip Harvey and Simon Wood are both winners of The HME Logistics LLP Award for Inspirational Teaching of Design and Technology – Secondary Award CATEGORY 4: Matthew Lim, winner of The James Dyson Foundation...

Pneumatic systems - Make a Mascot

Pneumatic systems - Make a Mascot, Pneumatic systems - Make a Mascot Years 3/4Age 7-9 yearsFirst published 2012 In this project children use pneumatics to design and make a mascot suitable for an opening celebration of an event such as a school-based version of the Olympics. They research a range of countries represented at the event and develop ideas that reflect the diversity of each country’s identity. The children explore the nature of pneumatic systems and how these can be incorporated into a design for a...

Daniel Currigan at Foster + Partners

Daniel Currigan at Foster + Partners, Daniel Currigan, Head of Design and Technology at Trinity School, joined the ‘Teachers in Residence’ placement at Foster + Partners with a small group of teachers from across the UK. This unique opportunity has been developed to broaden perspectives on the inner workings of industry and career pathways available to students. First Impressions Daniel, who worked in set design before turning to teaching, was immediately struck by the scale and atmosphere of the Foster + Partners studio. ...

Daniel Currigan at Foster + Partners

Daniel Currigan at Foster + Partners, Daniel Currigan, Head of Design and Technology at Trinity School, joined the ‘Teachers in Residence’ placement at Foster + Partners with a small group of teachers from across the UK. This unique opportunity has been developed to broaden perspectives on the inner workings of industry and career pathways available to students. First Impressions Daniel, who worked in set design before turning to teaching, was immediately struck by the scale and atmosphere of the Foster + Partners studio. ...

In Conversation with Reianna Shakil

Multidisciplinary Designer & Founder + Director of Studio ZRX, Reianna Shakil, In this first podcast of 2024, we are delighted to be in conversation with Reianna Shakil, UKRI Young Innovators Awards 22/23 Winner, Multidisciplinary Designer, Founder + Director of Studio ZRX. Listen here Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Amazon Music In this conversation, we cover Reianna's journey from school through how she overcame problems when her funding ran out part way through her sixth form course and then how she had to find ways...

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