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School Business Partnership

School Business Partnership, Partner with Schools to Shape Tomorrow’s Creative Problem-Solvers! What’s in it for you? Creative agencies are teaming up with a school to mentor and inspire students as their dedicated business partner, bringing real-world design expertise into the classroom. Your business will play a key role in shaping future talent—young people who are creative, resilient problem-solvers ready to meet industry demands. This partnership brings real-world context to the classroom, driving deeper student engagement and better learning outcomes. In return, you gain access to...

Boosting University Portfolios with Siemens Solid Edge® Certified User Accreditation

Boosting University Portfolios with Siemens Solid Edge® Certified User Accreditation, Earning a Siemens Solid Edge Certification is a great way for students to strengthen their university application portfolios. This accreditation, achieved through an online exam, verifies skills in using Solid Edge CAD software and sets students apart in the competitive university admissions process. Why Certify? A Solid Edge Certification provides an industry-recognised credential that demonstrates proficiency with Solid Edge software. Available at three levels—Associate, Professional, and Expert—these certifications show universities that a student is serious about their field and that they have gone...

Addendum to BS4163

Addendum to BS4163, The code of practice BS 4163:2021+A1:2022 Health and Safety for Design and Technology in Educational and Similar Establishments, sets clear expectations about the Health and Safety training required of everyone working in design and technology. This latest iteration now supersedes BS 4163:2021. Please refer to the amendment notes below to see the changes that have been made. Minor grammatical changes are not listed. AMMENDMENT 1 The change refers to the Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL) for wood dust. Dust from hardwood and composite...

Rosy Greenlees, OBE, Executive Director of the Crafts Council

Executive Director of the Crafts Council , Rosy Greenlees, OBE, Rosy Greenlees, OBE, has been Executive Director of the Crafts Council since 2006. A national organisation promoting the value of craft and making to society, the Crafts Council has supported thousands of makers through its talent development programmes; brings high quality craft to an annual audience of over 3 million through its exhibitions, Collection and events; and leads a national campaign for re-instating craft education in schools. Rosy spent her early career as a curator in regional...

Matthew - Fixture and Tool Designer

Fixture and Tool Designer, Matthew , Watch Matthew's video here Matthew is a manufacturing engineer at JJ Churchill who has progressed from apprenticeship and now designs tooling and fixturing for manufacturing, working closely with the tool room supervisors and engineers who oversee their manufacture. He works on computers using CAD to design drawings that the tool room manufactures. Matthew mainly works independently but as part of a team of engineers, and visits suppliers off-site too. He particularly enjoys problem-solving and works predominantly in aerospace, but also in the automotive, defence and nuclear...

Smart Crumb: Temperature

Smart Crumb: Temperature, A Smart Crumb is a new way of connecting intelligent devices to the Crumble Controller, using only one output. You can even chain multiple different Smart Crumbs to the same output! There are dedicated blocks to control the Smart Crumbs, under the new ‘Smart’ category in the software. The Smart Crumb: Temperature allows you to monitor your environment, and take readings in °C. They can be used to make automatic speed controlled fans, temperature-controlled greenhouse windows or even a digital thermometer – the possibilities...

Smart Crumb: Pitch

Smart Crumb: Pitch, A Smart Crumb is a new way of connecting intelligent devices to the Crumble Controller, using only one output. You can even chain multiple different Smart Crumbs to the same output! There are dedicated blocks to control the Smart Crumbs, under the new ‘Smart’ category in the software. The Smart Crumb: Pitch harks back to the era of 8-bit gaming, and will allow you to generate tones and funky sounds. They can be used to give your robot a voice, make intruder alarms,...

Smart Crumb: Digits

Smart Crumb: Digits, A Smart Crumb is a new way of connecting intelligent devices to the Crumble Controller, using only one output. You can even chain multiple different Smart Crumbs to the same output! There are dedicated blocks to control the Smart Crumbs, under the new ‘Smart’ category in the software. The Smart Crumb: Digits allows you to display the numbers -999 to 9999 across four 7-segment displays. They can be used to make score counters, variable readouts and live feedback. What will you create?

In Conversation with Gordon Fraser

Co-founder of the Marloe Watch Company, Gordon Fraser, In this conversation, we follow Gordon Fraser, Co-founder of the Marloe Watch Company, on his journey from a difficult school experience to co-founding a successful British-designed watch company. Listen here Listen on Spotify Listen on Amazon Listen on AppleWith his Co-founder Oliver, whom he met online, the two founded The Marloe Watch Company and produced their first two watches without meeting (and living in two different countries). As the company grew, Oliver was the...

Bolton Primary Hub Hosts D&T Event

Bolton Primary Hub Hosts D&T Event, The Bolton Primary Hub recently held an engaging Design and Technology event at St Thomas of Canterbury School, focusing on effective planning strategies for primary teachers. The event, facilitated by Clare Lightbown, the PTI Primary Hub Centre Lead, featured our Curriculum Consultant Paul Woodward who aimed to equip participants with practical skills and resources to enhance D&T teaching in primary classrooms. The event commenced with introductions followed by Paul Woodward's lecture on "Working Smarter, Not Harder" which gave attendees valuable strategies to optimise...

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