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Successful Three-Day D&T CPD Event, We held a successful three-day training course at our headquarters in Banbury this month to equip secondary teachers with limited experience in teaching design and technology the tools they need to deliver a comprehensive and dynamic D&T curriculum. The course attracted teachers from various schools, some as far as Dubai, all eager to enhance their understanding of D&T and refine their teaching techniques. Over the three-day period, participants engaged in a series of intensive discussions, workshops, and hands-on experiences with our knowledgeable Curriculum Consultant Paul Woodward. Comprehensive...
Protect and Promote Design and Technology, We request that the Department for Education reconsiders its decision for 2021 and to reinstate the D&T trainee teacher bursary for 2022 As a previous supporter of Design and Technology and the D&T Association please help and support the Protect and Promote Design and Technology campaign. Take a moment to read the campaign details and please sign our petition We intend: to recruit business leaders to voice their support of design and technology publicly and to back our demands to reinstate the D&T...
Design and Technology Association response to Ofqual proposal to change the assessment of GCSE and A Levels 2021, I should start by recognising that we are all working in challenging times, and the proposals tabled are a response to the current trying circumstance that we face. Overall, we agree with the suggested changes for design and technology and should state that we believe that Ofqual is driven by the desire to ensure that no student is disadvantaged as a result of the disruption to learning caused by COVID-19. The proposed changes are a response to the...
Empowering Secondary Teachers in Design and Technology, This month, we hosted a three-day training course at our headquarters in Banbury, aimed at equipping secondary teachers with the necessary tools to deliver an engaging and comprehensive Design and Technology (D&T) curriculum. The event drew educators from various schools to enhance their grasp of D&T and refine their teaching methods. Over the course of three intensive days, participants engaged in a series of enriching discussions, workshops, and hands-on experiences, led by our experienced Curriculum Consultant, Lol Conway. Lol explains, “The 3 Day Intensive Course is the...
V&A D&T GCSE Symposium, On the 11th July, the Victoria and Albert Museum held a Design and Technology GCSE Symposium for Design and Technology teachers, to explore the new single title GCSE and to look at how V&A resources could be used to support its teaching and development in schools. The event was introduced by Dr Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&A, and attended by teachers from across the country. Andy Mitchell, Deputy Chief Executive of the Design and Technology Association, gave a key note address and this was followed by presentations...
Speak up for Design and Technology, The Design and Technology Association have already begun to hold a series of roundtable discussions looking at how we build from the recently released Education Policy Institute research paper 'Spotlight on D&T'. The research undertaken in this study is the first to comprehensively examine trends in D&T subjects over the last ten years. The report includes some incredibly alarming figures including that the number of students who took D&T at GCSE level fell by half (44% to 22%) from 2009 to 2020. This considerable decline in take-up is...
Celebrating Excellence in Design and Technology 2020, This year we are delighted to welcome our winners and their guests to the presentation dinner for the 20th Design & Technology Association Excellence Awards. The Awards will be held at IET London, 2 Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL on Friday 20th March 2020. The event is hosted by the D&T Association and the Institution of Engineering Technology. Frida Nzaba from Rolls-Royce & WISE Young Women's Board Member will be delivering an inspiring after dinner talk about her career. The awards give professional recognition to individuals nominated by their colleagues...
Engineering Educates Farmvention Challenge: The D&T activities , Dig into the details: 18 Apr, 3.45 - 5.00 Are you a teacher of 7-14 year-olds? Are you taking part in the Engineering Educates Farmvention Challenge, or interested in getting started? Join this FREE webinar from Engineering Educates, spotlighting the campaign’s D&T resources on Tuesday the 18th of April at 3.45-5.00pm. Focused on giving you detail and insight into running the D&T challenges with your age group. Relevant for all teachers of 7-14 year-old pupils. Endorsed Design & Technology...
Design & Technology Summer School - 6th & 7th July 2017, Following months of planning our Fourth Design & Technology Summer School ran on the 6th & 7th July from the state of the art, newly refurbished facilities of De Montfort University, Leicester. This year, we possibly ran one of the most exciting and practical agendas to date. Old faithful, inspiring trainers who attend every year, coupled with some fresh faces to add to our expert presenters, we really did have high expectations of how the event would unfold. We were obviously not disappointed. With over 300...
Design and Technology Association say farewell to Andy Mitchell, Deputy Chief Executive, Andy Mitchell Deputy Chief Executive has decided that it is time to move on and start the next chapter in his life, this week announcing that he will be standing down from his post at the Association this summer. Although there is no doubt that this has been a tough decision for Andy, he feels that after 13 years in post this is the right time to move on. He refuses to use the word ‘retirement’ as “there is still so much to do”....
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