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Membership Price Drop – More Support for D&T Teachers, for Less, Are you coming across challenges when teaching design and technology? A little extra support and someone to lean on can go a long way – and we’re here to help. We know how much teachers give every day, and we want to make it easier for you to get the help, resources, and expert guidance you deserve. That’s why we’ve reduced our membership prices across both primary and secondary. Whether you're just starting out in the...
Safety in numbers, one, two, three, We’re really pleased with the fact that since September last year, we have achieved a 26% rise in the number of teachers and other related professionals working in the world of design and technology have joined the D&T Association for a range of reasons. Firstly, we live in times when there is little access to specialist support and advice from the sources that once existed, it important that what remains is made available through a central portal and that is what the D&T Association...
Should brakes be fitted on woodworking machinery in school workshops?, The HSE guidance leaflet ‘PUWER 98: Retrofitting of braking to woodworking machines’, available on the HSE website, hse.gov.uk, clarifies the ruling on braking to certain classes of woodworking machinery, and was introduced following the updating of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) in 1998. For new woodworking machinery, the provision of an automatic brake is an essential safety requirement of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992. The Regulations require that the machinery must be equipped with an automatic brake that stops the...
Evaluate Curriculum Units, These downloadable member-only units cover a range of aspects of evaluation. These units will be regularly developed and added to, creating a broad suite of resources to use in the classroom. Famous Designers - This delves into a range of famous designers both past and present and evaluates their work as a tool for inspiration and analysis. Product Analysis - This highlights the importance of product design and good practice in analysing existing products to aid the design process. Iconic Designs -...
Designing 91 PDF Copy, Designing magazine is a showcase for excellence in design across all phases of education, from primary schools to universities, and in commercial and industrial design. Its regular features include interviews with top designers in product design, architecture, engineering, fashion design, food, etc and includes examples of the best work taking place in schools in the UK and across the world. Designing is an inspiration to all budding designers, as well as being informative and challenging in the ideas it includes. Published three times a year, Designing...
Head of learning and development at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) , Jonty Deeley Williamson, Talk about battery power and people's attention automatically turns to electric vehicles, but in reality, this is one sector of a rapidly growing market. With this growth, there is an increasing need for young people to enter the sector and help design and make the power plants of the future. 🎧 Listen hereIn this episode, we talk with Jonty Deely Williamson, who heads up learning and development at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) Previously...
Want a job? We need D&T teachers!, The most important educational resource of all is a supply of dedicated, highly skilled, motivated and committed teachers. This is never more the case than when it comes to the teaching design and technology in secondary schools. Yet we are possibly approaching what could well be a national recruitment crisis. For the second year running, teacher training recruitment is showing signs of falling well below target. (Last year less than half the places for initial teacher training in D&T were filled.) Training institutions are once again...
We understand that schools have different requirements and CPD or INSET training may not be fully applicable for you but you have identified that you require some advice or support. We offer bespoke consultancy for primary and secondary schools delivering D&T. These are for both members and non-members and provides your school with the support and advice from experienced, subject experts. You may have identified that your D&T curriculum and teaching could be improved but you are not sure what changes to implement. Or you may be in the...
H&S Train the Trainer (S10HS) Grinding & Sharpening Refresher Training 16/07/2025, This course is only available to registered D&T Association trainers or those who have had an application accepted It is suitable for RDTHSCs who have been delivering the Specialist Extension Level Training Standards covering Woodworking Machinery for a few years and who would like to update and extend their knowledge and understanding of these SELs. Attendance at the course provides a refresher training opportunity for those already accredited. The course will cover: The types and grading...
H&S Train the Trainer (S10HS) Grinding & Sharpening Refresher Training 17/07/2025, This course is only available to registered D&T Association trainers or those who have had an application accepted It is suitable for RDTHSCs who have been delivering the Specialist Extension Level Training Standards covering Woodworking Machinery for a few years and who would like to update and extend their knowledge and understanding of these SELs. Attendance at the course provides a refresher training opportunity for those already accredited. The course will cover: The types and grading...
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