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Surviving your ECT year

Surviving your ECT year, This E-Learning course, has been developed, by a recently qualified teacher, for newly qualified teachers. This course is based around the delivery of design and technology in primary and secondary schools, and although it refers to content of the English National Curriculum it also incorporates other aspects that may make it suitable for delivery in other countries and school contexts.Course objectives: To provide help and guidance for newly qualified teachers. Hints and tips to make the first (years) of...

Online Zoom Course -Secondary Core Level Health & Safety (SCHS) Initial Course (PA)

Online Zoom Course -Secondary Core Level Health & Safety (SCHS) Initial Course (PA), The course will familiarise you with the D&T Association CORE Level Training Standards covering risk assessment and enable you to complete an individual D&T H&S portfolio for accreditation through completion of 10 areas. The course is suitable for both teachers and technicians, working in all material areas of the subject. The course will extend and update your knowledge and understanding of health and safety and will have a range

The Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research in D&T Education

This will be awarded to educational professionals demonstrating a strong and ongoing contribution to design and technology education research. They may have spent their whole career within academia, or they may be teachers who have studied and spent time researching various aspects of the subject, conducting active research within their school. The candidates may have published papers or books widely used by teachers, stakeholders, government, or other professional bodies. These professionals should demonstrate an extended period of notable academic research. Evidence could include: • Examples of published academic papers...

Online Zoom Course -Secondary Core Level Health & Safety (SCHS) Initial Training Course (AT)

Online Zoom Course -Secondary Core Level Health & Safety (SCHS) Initial Training Course (AT), The course will familiarise you with the D&T Association CORE Level Training Standards covering risk assessment and enable you to complete an individual D&T H&S portfolio for accreditation through completion of 10 areas. The course is suitable for both teachers and technicians, working in all material areas of the subject. The course will extend and update your knowledge and understanding of health and safety and will have a range...

Mamas & Papas FTs and IEAs

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. Collaborate - this Focused Task explores collaboration exercises using traditional methods (Post-its / white boards) and also digital online programs (Miro). Choke Tester Tube – get students to produce a CAD drawing of a child’s choke tester tube from a working drawing, or follow step by step on your 3D CAD program to...

Teachers in Residence at Foster + Partners

Teachers in Residence at Foster + Partners, Simon Hooker, a Design & Technology teacher at The Bishops’ Blue Coat C of E High School in Chester, took part in a Teachers in Residence placement at Foster + Partners, one of the world’s leading architecture and design practices. Simon noted, “It was certainly a worthwhile experience. I came away with fresh ideas, a better understanding of how industry operates, and plenty of ways to inspire students back in school.” First Impressions Travelling down from Chester, Simon made the most

PTC Onshape Online Training

PTC Onshape Online Training, Blueprint 1000 member PTC Onshape delivered the next in a series of comprehensive online training sessions designed for teachers to delve into the cloud-based CAD software. The team demystified workflows for laser cutting and 3D printing as well as showcasing live demonstrations. The focus group included Education Programs Manager Mckenzie Brunelle, and Drew Bennett, Manufacturing Expert on the Education team. Session Overview Mckenzie opened the session by introducing herself and Drew, providing a brief background on their roles within the...

Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food

Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food Schools programme bringing practical food education to life, Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food Schools programme is helping teachers inspire students with essential cooking skills and healthy eating habits. At its heart is 10 Cooking Skills for Life, a free, curriculum-linked set of resources designed to teach Key Stage 3 students the fundamental skills they need to cook confidently and independently. Jamie believes that learning to cook is just as important as reading or writing, and this programme brings that vision straight into the classroom. By signing...

Rabia - Business Development Researcher at Engineers Without Borders UK

Business Development Researcher at Engineers Without Borders UK, Rabia , Watch Rabia's video here Rabia works as a Business Development Researcher at Engineers Without Borders UK. Her favourite school subjects (art and Maths) led her into design engineering. She describes how engineering acts as a means of providing solutions to seemingly impossible problems and its value. Play video.

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 or more open-ended (e.g....

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