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Engineering Skills Conference Highlights Need for Youth-Centric Approaches to Bridge Sector Skills Gap

Engineering Skills Conference Highlights Need for Youth-Centric Approaches to Bridge Sector Skills Gap, Over 160 delegates gathered at BMet’s Matthew Boulton College in Birmingham for the 2024 Engineering Skills Conference, co-hosted by Next Gen Makers and MSC Industrial Supply Co. UK. The conference brought together industry leaders, young apprentices, and teachers, united by a goal to inspire, attract, retain, and develop new talent within the engineering sector. The event commenced with presentations from speakers, including Chris Corkan of Make UK, Katherine Watson from WISE, Calum Nisbet of...

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Free D&T Resource Pack for Primary Teachers, Empower your classroom with this comprehensive collection of free key resources designed to support D&T teaching across EYFS, KS1 and KS2. Whether you're building confidence in early years, embedding progression across the curriculum, or adapting for inclusive learning, this pack offers practical, ready-to-use guidance rooted in best practice. Included in the Full Pack: D&T in the EYFS – Aligns D&T with all seven areas of early years learning, packed with hands-on tips, vocabulary development,

Royal Ballet & Opera Free CPD Workshops

Royal Ballet & Opera Brings Free Creative CPD Workshops, Teachers and creative practitioners in Exeter, Swindon, and Brighton can now register for a free CPD workshop presented by the Royal Ballet & Opera. This hands-on session explores stage and production design, enhancing skills in creative problem-solving, oracy, and linking STEM subjects to the arts. Reserve your space now. Part of the Royal Ballet & Opera Schools Programme, the workshop provides engaging activities and resources for Key Stage 1 and 2 classrooms. Hosted at Schools...

Join OCR as an Examiner or Moderator

Join OCR as an Examiner or Moderator, Are you looking for an opportunity to enhance your professional development while supporting students to progress? OCR currently has vacancies for examiners and moderators to assess a range of qualifications, including Cambridge Nationals Engineering, A Level Engineering, and A Level Product Design. Assessing with OCR will help build confidence in supporting students to progress, and improve the assessment expertise of the whole department. As an OCR assessor, you'll have the chance to mark on-screen exams or...

Inspired by Industry Bang Creations

Inspired by Industry Bang Creations, Inspired by Industry: Bang Creations This practical challenge focuses on creating functional desk organisers with modern applications. Students can design items like pen pots, dual-purpose holders for phones or glasses, or multi-functional workspace tools. The project is flexible, offering opportunities to use various materials and methods, including CAD, 3D printing, and traditional craftsmanship, to develop tailored solutions for a tidy and efficient workspace. Log in or join the Association and add this to your basket. This classroom resource is free so there...

Inspired by Industry Pure Electric

Inspired by Industry Pure Electric, Inspired by Industry: Pure Electric Students tackle the design of cargo-carrying systems for bikes, scooters, and e-scooters. This project encourages practical prototyping, precise measuring, and material experimentation, including multi-material solutions using fabrics and polymers. From creating holders for tools and water bottles to waterproof carriers, students can test their designs in class and refine them conceptually with CAD software. Log in or join the Association and add this to your basket. This classroom resource is free so there will be...

Inspired by Industry Yoto

Inspired by Industry Yoto, Inspired by Industry: Yoto This context has been put together to allow for a range of opportunities for students to explore the design and creation of toys to help children learn. While the company specialise in screen free audio players, the context is adaptable to other types or learning toy. This context provides opportunities to explore woods and polymers as well as prototyping materials such as card and expanded foam. This context could also encourage the exploration of simple electronics and/or...

Inspired by Industry RAF

Inspired by Industry RAF, Inspired by Industry: RAF This context allows students to explore temporary shelter design for various situations, from humanitarian aid to pop-up market stalls and pet carriers. The project encourages material exploration, testing for properties like insulation and waterproofing, and considering collapsible structures and mechanical systems. Students can create physical or CAD prototypes, with testing methods ranging from virtual FEA analysis to hands-on team challenges like building and water-testing shelters. The project supports individual and group work, fostering problem-solving and engineering skills...

Inspired by Industry PTC Onshape

Inspired by Industry PTC Onshape, Inspired by Industry: PTC Onshape This context has been created to allow for a range of opportunities for students to explore user centred design and innovation through the development of a robot that can improve the quality of life. The prototype outcome(s) will need to be realised in a form that can be tested and evaluated. This might simple be a mock-up with exposed parts, wires etc. to test functionality, or it could be that the prototype resembles a more commercial ‘finished’ outcome....

Inspired by Industry JCB

Inspired by Industry JCB, Inspired by Industry: JCB This context has been put together to allow for a range of opportunities for students to explore the causes and effects of pollution in the environment and to design solutions to combat pollution. The context is adaptable to a wide range of applications such as waste collection, management and disposal. Some outcomes are likely to be conceptual and may not be fully working. For example, a waste compactor may focus on the mechanical operation

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