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Who cares about education? by Eric MacFarlane, Eric Macfarlane wrote this book when prompted by his 13-year-old grand-daughter coming home from school after dropping what her school considered to be 'unimportant subjects' in order to concentrate on her sciences and languages. When asked which subjects she was dropping she replied, 'Art, design, drama and music'. All who deplore this short-sighted policy must surely unite to oppose what is currently happening in our schools. Current heavy emphasis on traditional academic courses is having a disastrous effect on the rest of the curriculum and depriving many children of...
KS3 Contexts: Connecting Education and Industry. Free to all Schools this year, We were the first country in the world to see the importance of design and technology education and make it a compulsory subject. At its height, D&T had over 430,000 GCSE entries, whereas in 2022 this dropped to just over 78,000 and continues to fall. Where we once led, the world has followed and looks to rapidly overtake with D&T and STEM education being given educational priority in many countries worldwide. Alongside a decline of student entries, we also have a critical shortage of suitably...
For Educators: Fusion 360 Virtual Skills Camp | 6-9 September, 2022, Autodesk invites U.K. educators to join a free, four-day virtual conference from September 6 – 9, to learn all about Autodesk Fusion 360, the integrated platform for 3D CAD, CAM, AM and PCB. You’ll have the opportunity to hear from: Autodesk leaders about what the future holds for Fusion 360 Fellow educators about creative ways to use Fusion 360 in the classroom Autodesk customers about how Fusion 360 is changing the ways they work During...
Food education: fit for the future?, Key players have begun to ask questions of the Food Teachers Centre to understand the shape and content of food education ready for any curriculum change in England. Read this latest report by Louise Davies and Roy Ballam on the results of a survey with secondary food teachers on the current status-quo and future direction of food and nutrition education in English secondary schools. This survey was divided into two distinct sets of questions. Firstly, it starts with asking teachers about the subject and curriculum that they teach...
SCITT, Our Design and Technology focused School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme is underway and concludes on the 3rd of July, 2023. Trainees at The Pioneers Partnership gain QTS on completion of the one-year school-centred programme. Despite the focus being on secondary education, trainees will be looking at primary and post-16 education to give them a holistic view of the D&T landscape. The trainees were enthusiastic and eager to start their journey as teachers of Design and Technology. Course leader and trainer Paul Woodward comments, "The first face-to-face session was an opportunity to get to know each...
Staff Training Day, We had a fantastic staff training day recently which helped us delve into D&T activities to gain a better understanding of the type of projects that can be utilised in schools. Our Director of Education Ryan Ball and Curriculum Trainers Lol Conway and Paul Woodward led a jam-packed day which consisted of micro:bits, structures, electronics, Laser cutting and food-based projects. Design and Technology is about developing practical solutions to problems through creativity and innovation. It involves thinking about the purpose and function of products and systems, and how they can be...
National Engineering Day, It’s Engineering Day! A day to celebrate all things engineering. There are many reasons why we should encourage careers in engineering. Engineering is a critical profession that helps to create the infrastructure and technology that we rely on in our daily lives. From the buildings we live and work in, to the cars we drive and the roads we drive on, to the phones we use, to the medical devices that keep us healthy – engineering is essential to our modern world. But engineering is not just about creating things –...
Join the PTC Onshape Focus Group to Shape the Future of CAD Education, Are you passionate about equipping students with essential CAD skills? Look no further! The PTC Onshape Focus Group invites educators to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of CAD education in their schools. As a member of the Onshape Focus Group, educators will have the chance to: Participate in engaging online sessions filled with handy tips and tricks for teaching CAD effectively. Contribute directly to the development of customised training materials tailored to meet the needs of...
Build To The Line, Build To The Line is a new Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM) education programme from the Learning Partnership that aims to engage and educate young people aged 8-11 years in new ways of design and engineering thinking. The Association is able to offer a 10% discount on the entry fee for members to get a class pack of materials and entry into the programme. The programme supports learning about structures and engineering and offers a wide range of design challenges and virtual competitions for students and classes to engage...
Amendment to BS4163:2021, The code of practice BS 4163:2021+A1:2022 Health and Safety for Design and Technology in Educational and Similar Establishments, sets clear expectations about the Health and Safety training required of everyone working in design and technology. This latest iteration now supersedes BS 4163:2021.Please refer to the amendment notes attached below to see the changes that have been made. Minor grammatical changes are not listed.
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