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Fancy a bag?

Fancy a bag?, Age 5-7 yearsFirst published 2012 In this project children design and make a bag of their own creation for a specific user and purpose. The resources are designed to unlock children’s innovative thinking. They provide a context that leads children to a wide range of different design responses increasing their ownership of the design process. Children use their knowledge of materials and their properties (Science objectives) and investigate textiles (Art objectives) to learn how textile products can be designed and made using a range of simple joining techniques. This project could be...

How to breakdown a context and get started with 'Inspired by Industry'

How to breakdown a context and get started with 'Inspired by Industry', Watch our video below to find out how to break down a context from our ‘Inspired by Industry’ KS3 Contexts. ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the design and technology curriculum. Supporting students with an approach familiar at Key Stage 4, students have a level of autonomy, tackling 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...

Essential H&S for D&T Workshop Technicians (S12HS) - Initial Training Course (MS)

Essential H&S for D&T Workshop Technicians (S12HS) - Initial Training Course (MS), Aim of the course The aim of this new D&T Association H&S training course is to provide both new and existing workshop technicians with the essential knowledge and understanding of H&S that will help them to provide quality support to staff and students in schools and colleges. Who should attend the course? This training will benefit all workshop technicians in Secondary schools, colleges and other education establishments. The course is suitable for both new technicians wishing to gain a...

Ella Apprentice Project Engineer, Motorsport

Apprentice Project Engineer, Motorsport, Ella , Watch Ella's video here Ella works for Grainger & Worrall and is in her first year of a four-year apprenticeship in mechanical engineering, attending college three days a week. She enjoys the diverse range of activities, including customer visits, quality control and new and emerging technologies. She aims to choose an area to specialise in but will make a choice when she has more experience. Ella feels it is inspiring and important that there are more women engineers now and they are bringing change to the industry. Play video.

Puppets YR2

Puppets YR2, Age 5-6 yearsFirst published 2006 In this project children develop their knowledge and skills in designing and making with fabrics in a project on puppets. The resources include a unit of work and D&T Association helpsheet. It involves children making a textile product by marking out, cutting and joining pieces of fabric. They will look at a selection of hand puppets and base their design on their investigations into how the puppets have been made and who they have been designed for. This unit provides a context for work in literacy and...

Food - Folens Specials Book and CD

Food - Folens Specials Book and CD, The Folens Specials!+CD series, provides a complete resource for pupils with a reading age of 6-9 years at KS3 or who are working at levels 1-3. Each book contains 10 units of work based on national curriculum and common D&T topics. Each unit has teachers notes, pupil resource sheets and activity sheets. These resources can be used by class teachers and also SEN support teachers. The photocopiable worksheets are fully editable and adaptable for a wide range if learning needs. Excellent for developing language. ...

All About Food pack of six

All About Food pack of six, All About Food pack of six Key Stage 4First Published 2015 A set of six pdf resources looking at the history, types, sources and ways of cooking a range of foods, including recipes. All About VegetablesThis looks at the wide range of vegetables that are available and how they are used in cooking. It covers definitions, history and consuming vegetables, storage and preparation as well as how to grow and keep different vegetables and problems you may encounter. Eight recipes are also included. All About...

Siobhan O'Mahony

Siobhan O'Mahony, I am a registered Public Health Nutritionist, with over 10 years’ experience working with the Health and Wellbeing Service at Leeds City Council. We provide practical and classroom based training specialising in cooking, nutrition and food skills. The training is centrally run and can also be delivered in your school to your full team of staff. The training includes theory, lesson planning, planning schemes of work, assessment, hands-on cookery, knife skills and nutrition. Cooking in the curriculum – full day training sessions Cooking in the curriculum in-school, full staff training session ...

Three Bears Picnic Blanket - Early Years Textiles

Three Bears Picnic Blanket - Early Years Textiles, Age 3-5 yearsFirst published 2008 In this project children explore how fabrics can be joined together to make a picnic blanket of their own for a teddy bears’ picnic. It starts from the traditional story but introduces a twist as Goldilocks revisits the three bears’ house and they become friends. The story is included on a Word file for teachers to use or adapt to make their own. Activities include investigating different fabrics and thinking about their properties; where textiles come from, starting from the raw materials...

A-Level Results Day 2025 (1)

A-Level Results Day 2025, Today marks a defining moment in the lives of thousands of young people across the country. A-Level, Vocational and Technical Qualifications and T Levels Results Day 2025. It’s a day charged with anticipation, relief, and pride, reflecting the hard work, determination, and resilience of students, supported every step of the way by their teachers and families. A Mix of Emotions For students, the morning brings a rush of excitement mixed with nerves as they log in online or open their envelopes, discovering the outcome of years of effort. Teachers, too, feel...

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