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Inaglobe fellowship social impact

Inaglobe fellowship empowers students to innovate for social impact, Each year, STEM students spend months on research and innovation projects that are important for grades but can feel disconnected from real-world impact. Inaglobe, founded in 2017, bridges this gap by giving students projects that directly address real-world problems, validated by the communities they serve. Stakeholders remain involved throughout, ensuring solutions are meaningful and relevant. The Social Innovation Fellowship The Social Innovation Fellowship offers STEM students a full experiential learning journey. Fellows gain hands-on experience in frugal innovation, designing technologies for low-resource environments, and working with...

Maker’s Red Box City of the Future

City of the future sparks creativity in D&T classrooms, Faye Atkinson-Rowse, a trainee teacher at Finham Park School, has shared her experience using the Maker’s Red Box ‘City of the Future’ resource during her PGCE placement. Drawing on her background in set design, construction, and prop making, Faye found translating industry skills into classroom practice daunting, but this resource helped build both her confidence and her students’ independence. Flexible hands-on design challenges The ‘City of the Future’ resource invites students to collaborate on designing a futuristic city. They select a sector such as transport,...

2024 D&T Excellence Awards Winners

2024 D&T Excellence Awards Winners, The Design and Technology Association Excellence Awards started in 1999 by the Design and Technology Association Trustees and it give recognition to individuals nominated by their colleagues or teachers for their inspirational contribution towards design and technology. This prestigious awards ceremony took place on Friday 11th October 2024 at The British Motor Museum, Gaydon. Congratulations to all our winners! The Autodesk Excellence Award for Outstanding Secondary Subject LeadershipSimon Hooker, The Bishops' Blue Coat C of E High School, Great Boughton, Chester The Enginuity Excellence Award for...

Inspired by Industry Pentagram

Inspired by Industry Pentagram, Inspired by Industry: PentagramThis context invites students to explore how success can be recognised through the design of awards and trophies, inspired by Pentagram’s work on the UEFA Europa Conference League Trophy. Pupils follow a full design–make–evaluate process, from empathising with users to developing and prototyping ideas in CAD or with physical models. They can investigate form, symbolism, ergonomics, and materials, as well as rapid prototyping processes such as 3D printing or casting. Creative freedom is encouraged alongside technical skills in visual communication, modelling, and user-centred design, with opportunities...

Designing with textiles

Designing with textiles, Age 7-11 yearsFirst published 2011 Designing with textiles.This resource is aimed at older primary children who have had some previous experience of working with fabrics. It will help them generate and develop practical, functional ideas and make models and mock ups to test their design thinking. It will also help them to make patterns, templates and/or nets (using a computer if appropriate), improve their making skills (cutting and joining fabrics) and then evaluate their product in use. What the children make can either be focused on a particular product...

Tools to help teachers

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 aspects of...

Building Services Engineering

Building Services Engineering, These resources have been developed with the support of CIBSE Patrons at the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, to to help students understand roles and career paths into the industry. They include video case studies of five engineers with different roles, an introductory video, background information, and a series of PowerPoint based challenges for late Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils in which they develop solutions in related areas. In these the five engineers are presented as cartoon characters, each offering a challenge to: • turn a playing field shelter into...

Aeronautical Engineering

Aeronautical Engineering, These resources have been developed with the support of the ERA Foundation, to help students understand roles and career paths into design and manufacturing, with aeronautical engineering as the main context. They include eight video case studies of engineers with different roles, a teacher guide and a series of PowerPoint based challenges for Key Stage 3 students. In these the eight engineers are presented as drawn characters, offering challenges to: Understand the principles of flight by making a glider that flies the furthest Powered flight: adding power to make it fly further...

Technical Knowledge

Technical Knowledge, These downloadable member-only units cover a range of aspects of technical knowledge. These units will be regularly developed and added to, creating a broad suite of resources to use in the classroom. CAD Onshape 1 - this delves into the basics of how to get started with PTC Onshape, including hints and tips on how to embark upon basic modelling with this cloud-based CAD software. CAD Sketchup 1 - SketchUp is a free, cloud-based 3D modelling CAD package that is available to students who have a Google account. Ideal for architecture and interior...

Communication Curriculum Units

Communication Curriculum Units, These downloadable member-only units cover a range of aspects of communication. These units will be regularly developed and added to, creating a broad suite of resources to use in the classroom. 2D Drawing - this offers an introduction to 2D sketching techniques and mark making to communicate design intentions. 3D Drawing 1 - an introduction to 3D sketching using BLOX (a 3D construction cube) as an object for visual reference. 3D Drawing 2 - this resource explores 3D drawing including exploring perspective to create a greater sense of realism. Digital...

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