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Alarming vehicles YR 4/5/6

Alarming vehicles YR 4/5/6, Alarming Vehicles – Ages 8–11 (Years 4–6). Children design and make vehicle alarm systems while learning about electrical circuits, switches, and control. Includes PowerPoint, teacher notes, and worksheets. Ideal for extending learning with Crumble microprocessor.

Visual Language Resource Pack

Visual Language Resource Pack, Visual Language Resource Pack11-14 yearsThis pack explores the visual language of products and illustrates the visual elements and principles of design which designers use, either consciously or subconsciously. Contains pdfs of over 130 pages of vivid, inspired ideas and a 32 slide PowerPoint presentation. Developed by DMC Cornwall Learning in 2005 these have proved popular and effective tools to develop students’ design skills.This pack contains:• A PowerPoint presentation which explains the key features of both visual elements

Upcycling

Upcycling, First published 2012 This resource is a great way of reusing old products that would normally be thrown away and to raise students’ awareness of upcycling waste products in an innovative and enterprising way. It considers the themes of sustainability and enterprise – designing, making and marketing desirable, quality products from recycled materials. Most children at some point have made a puppet out of an old sock or a rocket or car out of an old kitchen roll, plastic milk bottle etc. The aim of this...

Curriculum Review Response

Curriculum Review Response, The long-awaited curriculum review led by Professor Becky Francis is generating anticipation within the design and technology education community. The Association has actively contributed to this process, collaborating on a joint paper with the Design Council, NSEAD, and other organisations. We have now submitted our own curriculum review response informed by feedback from over 200 teachers and work with external organisations. You can read the full report here. There is widespread agreement that the existing curriculum requires substantial...

Paid Opportunity V&A

Paid Opportunity for Secondary Art & DT Teachers – Help Develop a V&A Workshop, The V&A is looking for passionate secondary school Art & Design and D&T teachers to help create an exciting new outreach workshop inspired by its stunning South Asia Collection. This is a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with museum professionals, influence a brand-new classroom session, and get paid for valuable insights. Teachers are the experts when it comes to engaging students, and the V&A is keen to hear directly from them. This consultation...

Let's Look at Vehicles

Let's Look at Vehicles, Let’s Look at Vehicles EYFSAges 3-5 years These resources encourage younger children to take a closer look at wheels and wheeled vehicles. It includes two PowerPoint presentations in which children look at pictures of a range of wheels with discussion prompts, and another inviting them to design a vehicle for an alien of their choice, including stages of investigating, designing, making, finishing and evaluating. There is an accompanying vocabulary list and lesson planning for four lessons. NB: The...

Focus Fairground Single Licence

Focus Fairground Single Licence, An exciting interactive program designed to aid the teaching of projects based on the ‘Fairgrounds’ scheme of work. Structured to encourage students of all abilities to conduct research into the design of ride layouts, mechanisms and electric circuits, this simple-to-use learning aid combines six topic areas with 18 fully controllable animations of fairground rides. Focus on Fairground Rides delivers a comprehensive educational package that’s equally useful as a teaching aid, learning resource or research tool. Topic areas covered include: Pulley systems Switching circuits...

The Excellence Award for Outstanding Industry Engagement (Industry Partner)

This award sponsored by OnePlanet recognises a business’s outstanding contribution to design and technology education through its ongoing relationship and activities with an individual school or group of schools. The successful business needs to demonstrate how their engagement with pupils has enriched the curriculum offer in design and technology for the engaged school(s). Evidence provided by a nominated Industry could include: Positive relationships with a school through schemes like Blueprint 1000, that have resulted in reciprocal relationships, involving...

D&T at the Labour Party Conference

D&T at the Labour Party Conference , Our Chief Executive, Tony Ryan, is representing Design and Technology at this year’s Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Tony has headed north to host the dedicated event at the conference. Reflecting on the journey up, he shared his optimism about the growing recognition of the subject: “We are making sound progress. People do want to get behind our subject, and it is not just a catchy tag line. Design & Technology matters… it...

D&T Primary Clickable Progression Framework KS1 & 2

D&T Primary Clickable Progression Framework KS1 & 2, Design and Technology ‘Clickable’ Progression Framework – KS1 and 2Years 5-11First published 2016The D&T Progression Framework was developed by the Design and Technology Association in collaboration with the National Curriculum Expert Group for D&T and is available as a pdf version for KS1 and 2 and for KS1, 2 and 3. This ‘clickable’ version of the framework for D&T at Key Stages 1 and 2 links...

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