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ACCAC

Qualifications Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
principal advisory body on all aspects of the school curriculum, examinations, assessment and vocational qualifications

Becta

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
the Government's key partner in the strategic development and delivery of its ICT and e-learning strategy for the schools and the learning and skills sectors

British Science Association CREST Awards

British Science Association CREST Awards
CREST is Britain’s largest national award scheme for project work in the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). It gives young people aged 11-19 opportunities to explore real world projects in an exciting way. CREST links closely to the curriculum and is a great way to make STEM creative and engaging – both in and out of the class.

CAD/CAM in Schools

Supporting the teaching and learning of CAD and CAM through the use of free and subsidised 3D modelling software

Curriculum Online

Brings teaching professionals and multimedia resources together to allow schools use government-allocated e-Learning Credits to purchase resources

DENI

Department of Education Northern Ireland
main resource for education in Northern Ireland

Defra

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
government department, for the essentials of life - water, food, air, land, people, animals and plants

DfE

Department for Education
main resource for education in England

DfES Standards

The standards site

East Midlands STEM Partnership

The East Midlands STEM Partnership is the voice of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and business communities in the region. Through its members – STEM partners, educators and business – the Partnership provides the stimulation, skills and support for STEM professionals of the future.

Electronics in Schools Strategy

Encouraging future generations to understand and become involved in ECT

Food in Schools

Provides valuable guidance and resources for anyone working in or with a school on food related activities throughout the school day

Learning and Teaching Scotland

Providing support, resources and staff development for early years and school education

Learning Wales

Welsh Assembly Government's training and education website

NAAIDT

National Association of Advisers and Inspectors in Design and Technology

NAEEUK


The National Association For Environmental Education is the association of head teachers, teachers, lecturers, advisers, inspectors, education officers, trainees and all who are professionally concerned with any aspect of education and the environment.


National Curriculum

programmes of study, non-statutory guidelines for key stage 4, attainment targets and schemes of work

NCAction

National Curriculum in Action
site using pupils' work to show what the National Curriculum looks like in practice

Ofsted

Office for Standards in Education
helping to improve the quality and standards of education and childcare through independent inspection and regulation, and to provide advice to the Secretary of State

QCDA

Qualifications and Curriculum Development Authority
provides information on curriculum and schemes of work

Society of British Interior Design Society of British Interior Design
SBID promotes the highest standards in professional interior design and represents the British interior design industry on the global stage.

Teachernet

DfES online resource to support the teaching profession


The Technology Association is a professional non-profit society for teachers of Technology in South Africa. It aims to develop teachers and learners who are critical, creative innovative and Technologically literate, and to provide support to teachers who will develop learners to be skilled problem solvers.

TDA

Training and Development Agency for Schools
everything you need to know about becoming a teacher, returning to teaching, training and more

Information about training to teach Design and Technology in the North West of England

Teach West Midlands

The Teach West Midlands website has been designed by providers of Teacher Training in the West Midlands and has details on routes into teaching D&T and ICT
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