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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 of direction. Designing...
Working with sliders and levers - PowerPoints YR1/2, Age 5-7 yearsFirst published 2011 This resource has teacher and pupil PowerPoints with a step by step approach to creating mechanisms involving sliders, levers and linkages and which show completed projects to inspire teachers and children. There are plenty of teacher tips and examples of inspiring ideas to help you guide children in making design decisions. It includes templates to support the making of the projects, which will be useful for staff training and possibly...
Chelmsford County High School shines at V&A Innovate, Chelmsford County High School for Girls proudly recalls the outstanding achievement of their Year 9 team, Green Gift, who were named Best Pitch winners in the V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2024 - 2025. Their sustainable gift-wrapping solution highlighted the creativity, problem-solving, and environmental awareness of young designers tackling real-world challenges. Adapting, renewing and restoring through design The 2024 - 2025 V&A Innovate Challenge invited students to explore the theme ‘Adapt, Renew, Restore’, encouraging young designers to...
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 1980s,...
Get Organised: 3D Textiles - Key Resource download copy, Ages 11-14 yearsFirst published 2010 Based on non-woven textiles and linked to CAD/CAM and graphics, this offers inspiration and practical advice to design and make 3D containers. Design inspiration comes from the work of Hepworth, Gaudi and others, and teachers are free to adapt the work to suit the locality or students’ interest. The resource contains pdf and PowerPoint slides on: Overview Teachers’ notes ...
Materials handling pack – Metals MSK 602, Materials handling pack – Metals MSK 602 First released 2018Ages 11-16 This pack of samples helps students get a real feel for different metals and understand their applications in product design. The pack contains 12 different samples and a leaflet summarising the properties and uses of each. Samples: Mild steel Cast iron Stainless steel High carbon steel Aluminium Copper Gold Titanium Brass Pewter Magnesium Solder...
Materials handling pack - Timbers MSK-604, Materials handling pack – Timbers MSK 604 First released 2018Ages 11-16 This pack of samples helps students get a feel and understanding of different timbers and their applications in product design. The pack contains 13 different samples of timbers and a leaflet summarising the properties and uses of each. Samples: Beech Oak Ash Mahogany / Sapele Balsa / Jelutong Tulipwood Pine Cedar Birch Ply Chipboard ...
Tool Room Supervisor, Craig , Watch Craig's video here Craig was a manual tool room milling apprentice at the Midland Group Training Services and is now a qualified tool maker and oversees tool making in the workshop at aircraft parts manufacturer JJ Churchill. His main role is to organise the tool room and make sure everything gets done on time and to a good standard. He likes the variety of work and finds it satisfying producing a quality product with a function and a purpose, working...
SCITT: Enhancing Visual Communication Skills, Our Design and Technology focused School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme is underway. Trainees at The Pioneers Partnership gain QTS on completion of the one-year school-centred programme. Despite the focus being on secondary education, trainees will also be looking at primary and post-16 education to give them a holistic view of the D&T landscape. Curriculum Consultant Paul Woodward recently delivered a comprehensive, face-to-face SCITT session. This is just one of the great intensive sessions we do as part of a wider offering...
Exploring engineering through farming and haircare: Free classroom resources from the James Dyson Foundation, The James Dyson Foundation has released two inspiring free resources designed to help teachers bring engineering to life in their classrooms. Aimed at different key stages, these resources connect real-world engineering with everyday experiences, from sustainable farming to the science of haircare. For primary schools: The Future of Farming Engineering Solutions: The Future of Farming is a free resource for Key Stages 1 and 2, created to complement science,
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