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Helping Year 6 pupils with SEND feel confident for secondary school D&T, “Dexter’s Tech-Tastic First Day” continues to make a real difference in helping Year 6 pupils with SEND feel more confident as they move into secondary school design and technology. This graphic-style resource has become a valuable tool for teachers supporting pupils through the transition process. Designed to introduce students to the D&T workshop before they arrive, it uses QR codes to bring the experience to life. Pupils can scan the codes to hear the sounds of different machines and see them in action,...
Tools to Help Teachers, Primary School Membership Bundle - Including 'Projects on a Page' Save £85 over two years and receive two major resources with your membership, making it easier to deliver inspiring primary D&T This membership bundle is a one stop shop for primary schools. All the benefits of membership and the support from experts in Design & Technology. In year one you will access all the benefits of membership AND we will send you the highly acclaimed 'Projects on a Page' (POAP) scheme of planners, helping you deliver all...
Celebrating Black History Month with inspiring figures in D&T - Granville T. Woods, This Black History Month, why not bring the stories of remarkable inventors into your design and technology classroom? One inspiring figure to spotlight is Granville T. Woods. With more than 60 patents to his name, Woods transformed the way we think about transport and communication through his inventions. Granville T. Woods: problem-solving, innovation, and resilience One of his most famous creations, the induction telegraph system, allowed moving trains to communicate safely with each other. This real-world problem-solving approach is...
The Big D&T Meet returns for 2026, The Big D&T Meet is back on Friday 10th July 2026, continuing its role as a national gathering for teachers, technicians, leaders, and industry partners involved in design and technology education. Since its launch in 2024, the event has grown into a vibrant space where professionals can share ideas, reflect on practice, and celebrate the creativity and impact of the subject. Rooted in classroom practice Created in response to a clear need within the community, The Big D&T Meet was designed by teachers, for...
Using and understanding 3D printers in schools - Key Resources, Using and understanding 3D printers in schoolsAges 11-14 yearsFirst published 20143D printers are fast becoming commonplace in rapid prototyping and manufacturing and are proving to be essential tools for testing and realising designs in product design. Since the introduction of stereo-lithography in the 1980s the idea of being able to print out designs from CAD programmes and scanned images has captured the imagination of people in the design industry and wider world. Recent technological developments have made 3D printers an affordable tool for...
Skills for Industry - UnPS, Skills for Industry – Sketch Up & Surveying with UnPS First published 2017Ages 11-14 The Skills for Industry programme provides an opportunity to link secondary schools with a local industry partner to help Design and Technology teachers to develop and teach the industry-relevant knowledge and skills needed by the industry partner. The PowerPoint and associated SketchUp and Word files are a record of the project that took place in 2017 but also provide materials to adapt for use in your school. This...
Celebrating future talent at Graduate Fashion Week, We had the pleasure of attending Graduate Fashion Week in London last week – a brilliant celebration of emerging talent, full of creativity, innovation and purpose. A showcase of creativity and purpose Across the shows and exhibitions, it was clear just how thoughtfully students are engaging with the world around them. From sustainable materials and experimental textiles to tech-integrated fashion and bold social commentary, their work showed imagination, skill and a real sense of direction. Designing for impact One...
We don’t have enough time to teach D&T well in our primary school. What should we do?, It is important to think about both the amount of teaching time available and how it can be used to best effect. Where a school simply doesn’t have enough time to teach D&T well, this also tends to be the case for the other non-core foundation subjects. Typically, this results from over half of the teaching time in the school day being devoted to English and maths. However, Ofsted evidence suggests that schools which have a broad and balanced...
UK Creative Festival, For D&T teachers seeking fresh inspiration ahead of the new school year or students wanting to explore careers, the UK Creative Festival, taking place on 9–10 July at Dreamland, Margate, is a fantastic event to attend. This two-day festival brings together some of the UK’s leading minds from across the design, technology, and creative industries and includes hands-on workshops, industry-led talks, panel discussions, and a free Creative Careers Fair which is ideal for showcasing creative career pathways for students. Highlights include: Interactive sessions on...
Working with sliders and levers - PowerPoints YR1/2, Age 5-7 yearsFirst published 2011 This resource has teacher and pupil PowerPoints with a step by step approach to creating mechanisms involving sliders, levers and linkages and which show completed projects to inspire teachers and children. There are plenty of teacher tips and examples of inspiring ideas to help you guide children in making design decisions. It includes templates to support the making of the projects, which will be useful for staff training and possibly for focused practical tasks with the children. However,...
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