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Getting the design community behind a reformed design & technology, As many of you know, everyone at the Design & Technology Association is focused on gaining the backing of all possible industry sectors behind the subject as we seek to place a ‘Reimagined’ design and technology at the core of the English school system. Over the last two years, we have worked closely with the IET as they shaped their ‘Engineering Kids Futures’ report, and over the last fourteen months, we have worked alongside the Design Council to shape a Policy Briefing Paper ‘, The Future of Design...
Concept Design Masterclass Feedback, Michael Noonan is a teacher at Queen Elizabeth's School Barnet. Recently, Michael participated in the ‘'Sketching & Rendering in Concept Design Masterclass by Seymourpowell’. This experience allowed him to glean insights from industry experts and contributed to his innovative teaching approach. Response to the Masterclass: The Sketching and Rendering in Concept Design Masterclass offered by Seymourpowell in collaboration with The Design & Technology Association is an excellent resource, thoroughly enriching for the technology team at our school. The course provided a focus on sketching and rendering techniques,...
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...
The State of Design and Technology , This review will provide a detailed analysis of the current provision across England and other devolved administrations. It will present recommendations on how to save, re-ignite and grow the subject, which should be seen by the government as a critical component of delivering a broad and balanced curriculum and to enable the future workforce required to drive the countries economy. With significant changes in the policy landscape, including the decision to leave the EU and a new industrial strategy explicitly recognising the importance of creative and productive industries to...
Curriculum Design Lead (CDL) - Oak National Academy – Design & Technology, Role Context The Design & Technology Association is delighted to have won the tender to deliver curriculum content across Key Stages 1-4 as part of the Oak National Academy’s next stage of curriculum delivery. This next stage of work with Oak is noteworthy, as it is the first time that any government-funded body worldwide has attempted to create and host best-practice curriculum content across all subjects on a free-to-all user basis. To manage the first stages of this work, the Design & Technology Association...
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...
What is Bio-Inspired Textile Design?, What is Bio-Inspired Textile Design? Bio-Inspired textiles is a research project that asks: 'how can biology help us design more sustainable textiles?' Bio-Inspired Textiles (BIT) has answered this question by looking at how structure in biological materials is used to produce some amazing mechanical properties and how these structures can be applied to textile design. Join this free webinar to find out more: When: 15 September 2022Time: 12:00pm (GMT) This lunchtime webinar will share an overview of the Bio-Inspired Textile project, including: - Research activities- Launch of...
Because design and technology matter - Raising the bar , New Brand Launched Today - Because Design and Innovation Matter! So why have we done it now? Design and Technology is the future. The Design and Technology Association exists to enable teaching excellence in design and technology and to put D&T back on the educational agenda. To achieve this, we must influence a broad group of stakeholders, many at the forefront of design in this country and beyond. How we went about it - an intense and rigorous process ...
Sketching and Rendering in Concept Design Masterclass, Donna Isaac, a teacher from Wallingford School in Oxford shares her experience with the Sketching and Rendering Masterclass offered by Seymourpowell in collaboration with The Design & Technology Association. This 'Sketching & Rendering in Concept Design' Masterclass, takes D&T teachers through the process of concept design at Seymourpowell. Motivation Donna's decision to enrol was driven by a desire to strengthen her team's skills and confidence in sketching and utilising diverse materials. The school's funding for INSET provided a unique opportunity to invest...
Coronation Generation Poster Design Challenge , Coronation Generation: Schools and colleges invited to take part in Poster Design Challenge as part of King's Coronation celebrations. Award-winning educational charity, Ideas Foundation, is inviting schools and colleges across the UK to take part in a poster design challenge to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Submitted designs should reflect one or more of the key themes – community, diversity, sustainability and youth. Over the Coronation weekend, selected posters will be displayed across hundreds of digital poster sites nationwide, donated by Clear Channel UK,...
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