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Our Bespoke INSET packages give all primary and secondary schools delivering D&T the opportunity to have training in-school or online. These are for members and non-members and can offer a flexible and cost-effective alternative to scheduled CPD events and training days. These can be delivered in-school or online to effectively meet your school requirements by developing a bespoke package to meet your highly individual needs. Schools have many different requirements: Curriculum training for their team, addressing arising challenges within their department, improving skills
Celebrating future talent at Graduate Fashion Week, We had the pleasure of attending Graduate Fashion Week in London last week – a brilliant celebration of emerging talent, full of creativity, innovation and purpose. A showcase of creativity and purpose Across the shows and exhibitions, it was clear just how thoughtfully students are engaging with the world around them. From sustainable materials and experimental textiles to tech-integrated fashion and bold social commentary, their work showed imagination, skill and a real sense...
Skills for Industry - UnPS, Skills for Industry – Sketch Up & Surveying with UnPS First published 2017Ages 11-14 The Skills for Industry programme provides an opportunity to link secondary schools with a local industry partner to help Design and Technology teachers to develop and teach the industry-relevant knowledge and skills needed by the industry partner. The PowerPoint and associated SketchUp and Word files are a record of the project that took place in 2017 but...
Nanotechnology – Small really is beautiful, Trying to keep up with the latest advances in technologies can be a daunting and never-ending quest, and it is often tempting to take stock and try to understand what we have, rather than chase the latest development or trend. In my house I’m last in line to inherit the hand-me-down phone or tablet and while I constantly urge myself to keep up with what’s next, I sometimes take refuge in what I’ve got and what works...
JCB FTs and IEAs, Focused Tasks FTs are where students are taught specific technical knowledge, designing skills and making skills. This may be a quick whole-class making activity, learning a new CAD programme, exploring polymers, or much more. Sketch Ideas - in this Focused Task, develop basic sketching techniques like 2D and 3D drawing, line weight, crating, annotation, and rendering to help students clearly communicate and develop design ideas. CAD Model a Grabber - this Focused Task explains how to build a...
Member only Tasks and Activities, Focused Tasks FTs are where students are taught specific technical knowledge, designing skills and making skills. This may be a quick whole-class-making activity, learning a new CAD programme, exploring polymers, or much more. Slot together kits - in this Focused Task, we will look at creating a simple slot-together dinosaur using initial card modelling and Computer Aided Design/Manufacture. CAD - this Focused Task runs through the design of an advertising Point of Sale stand using CAD (SketchUp...
Emily Hunt’s Placement at Bulletproof , For many young budding designers, the world of creative studios can feel like a distant goal, something spoken about in classrooms, but difficult to experience first-hand. For Emily Hunt, a recent sixth form student with a passion for product design, a placement at global brand agency, Bulletproof in London offered a rare and invaluable glimpse into that professional world. From the Classroom to Industry Insight Emily, who will soon begin a Product Design BA at Nottingham Trent University, has always been a...
Celebrating innovation this Black History Month: Lonnie Johnson and the Super Soaker, As teachers inspire the next generation of creative problem-solvers, stories like Lonnie Johnson’s serve as powerful reminders of where curiosity, ingenuity and perseverance can lead. Lonnie Johnson’s journey began long before the creation of one of the world’s most popular toys. A former NASA engineer, Johnson worked on the Galileo mission to Jupiter, an extraordinary achievement in itself. Yet it was during an experiment at home, developing an eco-friendly heat pump in the late...
F1 in Schools Secondary Challenge, Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman F1 in Schools launched the F1 challenge back in 1999 originally in 8 schools. It now operates in over 26,000 schools across 51 countries worldwide. In this webinar Andrew introduced the Schools Secondary Challenge, to design and manufacture the F1 car of the future simulating the design and engineering processes employed by a real Formula 1 team! View the webinar powerpoint slides and see how your...
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, Visionary Architect of the Eden Project, Dies Aged 85, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, one of Britain’s most influential architects and the creative mind behind Cornwall’s world-famous Eden Project, has died at the age of 85. The announcement was made on Monday afternoon. Champion of design and innovation Knighted in 2002 for services to architecture, Sir Nicholas was widely recognised for his bold use of glass, steel and structure. His portfolio includes the award-winning International Terminal at Waterloo Station in London,...
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