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Celebrating Emerging Talent at New Designers

Celebrating Emerging Talent at New Designers , We had the pleasure of visiting New Designers Week Two today at the Business Design Centre in Islington, a landmark event in the UK’s design calendar that never fails to impress. This year was no exception. From clever, sustainable furniture to expressive animation and inventive digital arts. There was a strong focus on sustainability and circular design. As you weave through the curated stands of over 2,500 graduates, what strikes you most is not just the sheer breadth of disciplines, from Furniture Design to Game Design, but the confidence...

Should brakes be fitted on woodworking machinery in school workshops?

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...

Safety in numbers, one, two, three

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 can provide. We have...

In Conversation with Oyeman Okes

Undergraduate Engineer at Dyson, Oyeman Okes, We are delighted to bounce back with this episode in conversation with Dyson Institute graduate Oyemen Okes after a short break. Oyemen's journey to Dyson was serendipitous. She overheard a conversation between a fellow student and a teacher and set off to learn more about what Dyson had to offer. We talk with her about her journey to the institute, navigating the detailed application process and what the experience has offered her in her professional journey to date. For those unfamiliar with the Dyson Institute, the Dyson Institute of Engineering

Designing 91 PDF Copy

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 is in large-scale A3...

In Conversation with Nick Grey

Founder and Managing Director of Grey Technologies, Nick Grey, In this episode, we are delighted to be in conversation with Nick Grey, founder and Managing Director of Grey Technologies, better known to most of us as GTech. Listen here GTech manufactures cordless tools, with the range running from vacuum cleaners through to garden tools and equipment. In this podcast we follow Nick's journey from his earliest years and what sounds like a few idyllic years when his father's work brought Nick and his six siblings to Ireland, through a problematic secondary education

Want a job? We need D&T teachers!

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 predicting short falls,...

Is MDF safe to use in school workshops?

Is MDF safe to use in school workshops? , Much media attention has been drawn towards MDF and the hazards associated with its use in schools, although there is no evidence that calls for it to be removed entirely from use in schools, it’s use does raise serious concerns. Hardwood dust is classified in COSHH as carcinogenic, and softwood is now a suspect carcinogen, although not defined as such in COSHH. Thus under risk assessment procedures substitution by natural wood may not eliminate the problem. Serious concern has been raised over the dust created...

D&T Consultancy

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 process of...

H&S Train the Trainer (S10HS) Grinding & Sharpening Refresher Training 17/07/2025

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 of bench...

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