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Primary D&T Subject Leadership CPD, At a recent training day hosted at MAKE UK, Paul Woodward, Curriculum Consultant at the Design & Technology Association, delivered a full-day course tailored for primary subject leaders. The focus of the session was to equip educators with essential skills to effectively lead Design and Technology (D&T) in primary schools. This training session aimed to empower primary subject leaders to develop a clear vision and plan for delivering a cohesive D&T curriculum. With a focus on aligning with the Ofsted Inspection Framework, participants learned practical...
Subject Consultation Groups, Previously titled 'teacher working groups' a decision was made to disband these groups last year as part of a wider cost-cutting exercise. As an Association driven by its member's needs, we can only truly function if we are talking to teachers regularly to gain their input and opinion. Adverts went out last month via the Association's website and through social media, for teachers to apply to take an active role in Primary and Secondary Consultation Groups that will start, with a refreshed remit, from this September. The response to the adverts has been good and...
Take the next step on your leadership journey , The Mayor is running a second year of his scheme for senior leaders in London: Getting Ahead London. Delivered by Challenge Partners, a place on this scheme can give you prestigious, bespoke training and support to help you on your journey to becoming a headteacher in the capital. Through a structured, year-long programme of coaching, network building and career advice, Getting Ahead London will give senior leaders the skills and confidence to help them move towards a headship position. The support offered includes: ...
Ofsted are currently recruiting for a Subject Lead in design and technology. , HMI Subject Leads have a dual role, spending half their time working in their subject, and half inspecting across a broad range of school settings. Ofsted are looking for Subject Leads with sector-leading expertise of curriculum and advances in their specialist subjects. They’ll need to lead work to promote knowledge and insight within Ofsted, the wider education sector and across a range of stakeholders. A big part of the role will be training other inspectors to establish and maintain...
Reimagining D&T, See our actions to date and our proposals moving forward to ensure the survival of Design and Technology in schools via this PowerPoint. Design and technology in schools is in a state of national neglect. In 2003 we had 430,000 GCSE entries and over 20,000 at A Level. Now 78,000 and just over 10,000. In 2009 we had 14,800 trained and qualified teachers, this number is now estimated at 6,500. The subject has lacked leadership and direction. Meanwhile, design alone contributed £97 Billion to GDP last year. This figure rises to over £600...
New training facility in Banbury , The Association has set up a new training facility in its Banbury office to provide a safe and secure space for teachers, consultants and technicians, and a welcoming space for D&T group meetings. The room has been furnished and resourced with the help from the kind people at Nortek, who have provided the furniture, Create Education who have loaned a 3D printer, Janome who are sending a sewing machine, Hue who have donated a visualiser and Mayku who provided a vacuum former. We are very grateful for their generous support. ...
The Design and Technology Association welcomes new Chair of the Association, The Design and Technology Association is delighted to welcome Bill Williams as Chair of the Association from the start of 2022. Bill recently took on the position of Group CEO of the Alloy Fabweld Group (AFG), a UK leader of innovation in the design, manufacture and installation of architectural metalwork and modular products in the construction sector. Prior to this he led the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence (CEME) as its Chief Executive. CEME is a leading UK industrial institution devoted to the UK Manufacturing, Engineering...
Statement on the DfE’s decision announced today to drop all bursaries for D&T ITE to “concentrate on the core academic subjects that make up the EBacc”. , The DfE announced on 13 October 2020its funding decisions for 2021/22 for all ITE courses for the next academic year The headlines from this announcement are that: A £24,000 tax-free bursary will be offered in the DfE’s highest priority subjects, these being: chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics Prestigious scholarships worth £26,000 tax-free will be offered again in the DfE’s highest priority subjects: chemistry, computing, mathematics...
D&T Excellence Awards 2023 , In the ever-evolving world of design and technology, there are those who stand out, and their remarkable contributions deserve recognition. The Design and Technology Association Excellence Awards, a tradition that began in 1999 under the guidance of the Design and Technology Association Trustees, is all about honouring these individuals who inspire and innovate. The event took place on Friday the 13th of October and the venue couldn't have been more fitting – the prestigious Aerospace Bristol under the iconic Concorde. It was a night to remember. And the Award Goes To…...
22nd Design and Technology Association Excellence Award Winners, On the 14th of October 2022, we had our 22nd Design and Technology Association Excellence Awards. This is an annual dinner event held at The Institution of Engineering and Technology, situated on the banks of the Thames in London. The Design and Technology Association Excellence Awards started in 1999 by the Design and Technology Association Trustees. The Awards recognise the commitment and achievements of teachers, teacher trainers, education consultants and academics across primary and secondary schools and further and higher education. Nominated and voted for by their colleagues or...
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