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Recruiting a new D&T Association Chair , Are you passionate about inspiring the next generation of designers, technologists, and engineers? ...
Post Election Campaigning, Following 8th June the newly formed Government will be setting the direction for navigating the UK into a post-Brexit future. Whatever the outcome, you can be assured that the Design and Technology Association will be back in the business of lobbying Department for Education ministers, in support of our cause. These are difficult times and we know all about the challenges facing the sector, and in particular, those that affect Design and Technology departments: from lack of funding to teacher recruitment, through to the impact of the EBacc on pupils’ subject choices. More widely, we...
Can biology help us to design more sustainable textiles? - Sign up to join the quest , Join us on our quest to unlock how biology can teach us to make ecologically positive design decisions Dr Veronika Kapsali, Cathryn Hall Bio-inspired textiles (BIT) is an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project focused on looking to nature to teach us how to make better design decisions with the resources available to us. The BIT team are creating resources that translate and apply the knowledge found in nature to enable designers to create textiles that combat resource...
An Excellent Introduction to C.A.D. and Control, Our Director of Education Ryan Ball recently delivered our C.A.D. and Control into Primary D&T course in Wembley. This face-to-face session was well attended and feedback was exceptionally positive. One attendee remarked, ‘it’s an excellent introduction to C.A.D. and Control software and hardware.’ The course includes how to incorporate C.A.D. and Computer Control into the KS1 and KS2 curriculum that has clear intent and purpose and develop delegates knowledge around 2D, 3D C.A.D. software and microcontrollers. Another attendee comments, ‘It was the most useful course I have been on. It was fantastic and...
Gordon Warren Obituary, We were saddened to hear earlier this week of the death of Gordon Warren. Gordon was the man whose vision and drive resulted in the creation of the Design and Technology Association. An experienced HMI and from everything that I have heard this week, a man deeply rooted in the subject and its value to students and society. I sadly never met Gordon but hearing this week about the work that he led to start the Association, and with everyone emailing us talking about his dry wit and Welsh ‘twinkle of the eye’...
Inspire the Next Generation of Engineers with the Made Here Now new Website, Made Here Now is celebrating a major milestone with the launch of a new website at MadeHereNow.com, containing inspirational videos, success stories and photography. Backed by 37 sponsors, including manufacturers, academic institutions, trade associations, government bodies and charities, the website is aimed at young people wanting to find out what careers are available in the sector as well as Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teachers seeking ways to inspire their own students. Among the new stories that feature on the website is...
Earl of Clancarty in the House of Lords on Creative Subjects, The Earl of Clancarty raised a question in the House of Lords on creative education and what steps Her Majesty's Government intend to take to encourage the study of design subjects in schools. In order to give pupils access to an excellent and well rounded education, Art and Design and Design and Technical were seen to be essential to ensure success. The Earl of Clancarty goes on to ask whether there is agreement on the point that "design is essential for our technical...
Education in the next Parliament, By the time you read this article, the new government should already have been decided. Jack Tindale, Design Policy Manager in the Manufacturing, Design and Innovation team at Policy Connect, talks about what the new government needs to do to for design, technology and other creative subjects "At the moment, design, technology and other creative subjects need to be incorporated properly into the education system. The Department for Education should consider broader performance measures for schools with regard to how design and creative education is taught. The Design...
Teachers in Residence, We have a place available for an exciting upcoming Teachers in Residence placement. Read more about what 'Teachers in Residence' is below: Teachers In Residence - D&T Association (data.org.uk) This placement will help you develop a deeper understanding of modern industry and the technical skills required by employers which will give you a clearer view of career pathways for your students. You will be able to forge industry links and identify opportunities available for your students and support your school's delivery of the government careers strategy. You will...
LIVE podcast Yewande Akinola MBE HonFREng , We were lucky enough to have a LIVE podcast with the sensational Yewande Akinola MBE HonFREng at the London Design Festival. Yewande is a chartered engineer, innovator and speaker. Her engineering experience includes the design and construction, innovation and manufacture of buildings and systems in the built environment. She holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering Design and Appropriate Technology from the University of Warwick and a Masters in Innovation and Design for Sustainability from Cranfield University. Yewande’s engineering experience and responsibilities include Design and Construction, Sustainability, Strategy & Innovation...
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