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Celebrating Black History Month with inspiring figures in D&T - Garrett A. Morgan, This Black History Month, teachers can bring the story of Garrett A. Morgan into the classroom to inspire pupils. Born in Kentucky in 1877, Morgan overcame barriers to become an inventor, entrepreneur and community leader. From tailoring to traffic signals - Morgan’s inventive journey Morgan began his career in Ohio repairing sewing machines and later developed a “belt fastener” attachment, hair‑care products and straighteners, combining technical skill with entrepreneurship. In 1914, he patented a...
Goodwood’s Festival of Speed inspires the next generation with dedicated STEM day, Goodwood’s Festival of Speed welcomed 1,000 students to its grounds on Thursday 10th July 2025 for a day dedicated to science, technology, engineering and maths. The annual STEM day gave pupils the chance to immerse themselves in the festival, explore the latest motorsport innovations and take part in tailored experiences designed to spark curiosity and ambition. Central to the day was FOS Future Lab, presented by Randox, where students...
Introduction to cooking and nutrition in the primary classroom, Introduction to cooking and nutrition in the primary classroom Session Content: info about the current context consideration of H&S working through the key activities - FT, IEA, DMEA, with a focus on developing practical food preparation skills how skills and outcomes progress across the school sharing of resources Learning outcomes: to increase confidence and competence in teaching children about food...
Programmable Components - All in a Spin, All in a SpinFirst released 2015 Ages 11-14Time allocation: 14-16 hoursThis unit introduces learners to electronics and control, and in particular programmable components including microcontrollers. Originally planned for Year 8 it has scope to be taught across KEY Stage 3.It has students produce a spinning Frisbee or similar micro-controlled product and includes a full unit of work, project framework, PowerPoint presentation for students and associated teacher notes. Components for making the products are not included. The resource also contains...
Programmable Components - Celebrations, CelebrationsFirst released 2015 Age 11-14 yearsTime allocation: 14-16 hoursThis unit introduces learners to electronics and control, and in particular programmable components including microcontrollers. Originally planned for Year 7 it has scope to be taught across KEY Stage 3.It has students engaged in a mainly making activity focusing on the fabrication of a printed circuit board (PCB) and development of a programme to control a simple product on the theme of ‘celebrations’. It includes a full unit of work, project framework, teacher notes, classwork...
Rethinking Classrooms, A new whitepaper published by TSL (Technology Supplies) sheds light on the urgent need to modernise Design and Technology and STEAM learning spaces across the UK. Titled ‘The Impact of Learning Spaces on Design and Technology Education’, the report highlights widespread dissatisfaction among teachers with their current teaching environments. It also points towards solutions and funding opportunities that could transform the future of technical education. Backed by extensive research and feedback from teachers, technicians, and school leaders,...
This award, sponsored by The James Dyson Foundation will be presented to individual teachers who have a passion and deep understanding of the subject and what it can offer pupils of all abilities. A teacher who excels in delivering inspiring D&T and motivates pupils to take the subject to the next level. This may be a teacher in the early years of their career or a highly charismatic teacher who has implemented new teaching methodologies over several years. This teacher champions the subject, makes sure
VEX GO Demo Kit Loan Scheme, Embark on an educational journey with VEX GO, the latest addition to the VEX Robotics lineup. We had a recent training day at the Design & Technology Association's Banbury office, led by experts Paul McKnight and Chris Calver, highlighted the incredible potential of VEX GO in classroom settings. One of the features of VEX GO is a user-friendly coding platform, VEXcode GO. This online tool allows students to program their robots effortlessly, with no login required. Utilising color-coded parts and...
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
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...
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