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A message from the 'new' CEO, Following almost 33 years in education, the last twelve as a headteacher in two large London Comprehensive Schools, I now find myself back at the subject that started my educational journey all those years ago. Much has changed and little has changed. The subject finds itself under severe threat of extinction as it battles to overcome a range of problems, some externally applied and it has to be said; some self-inflicted. That said, the subject that I grew to love at Avery Hill College as a...
Building our new Industrial Strategy, The Government has released a major consultation document recently, which the Design and Technology Association is keen to respond to. In January 2017, the government produced a Green Paper on ‘Building our new Industrial Strategy.’ Whilst this is focused on post-16 activity, we are keen to stress the need to develop the interest and aptitude of young people, pre-16, so they are more likely to take up STEM subjects. We will emphasise the huge potential of Design and
Daydream Believers: A New Way to Play, Design and Technology Association Corporate member Daydream Believers have announced the creation of the D&AD New Gen Awards. This award is focused on empowering young people aged 11-18 to think creatively about a range of socially important topics and give them a chance to provide brave responses to a brief set by global brands and creative industry leaders. This new award is designed to encourage, inspire and guide all young people from a wide diversity of backgrounds to realise
The Design & Technology Association is delighted to win the tender to deliver Design and Technology educational content across Key Stages 1-4 on Oak National Academy, Many of you will be aware of the Association’s work with Oak National Academy during the COVID lockdowns. This work was carried out in a time of national emergency, with students sent home at very short notice and with students and their anxious parents uncertain when schools would re-open and resume normal service. We quickly reached out to the...
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%)...
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’...
Technology, Design and Innovation (TDI) Challenge goes Online for 2020, The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) have launched the 2020 edition of the Technology, Design and Innovation (TDI) Challenge.The flagship schools’ competition, which has been running for 17 years, will return in 2020 with a twist. Due to the current Coronavirus situation in the UK, a new format for the 2020 edition of TDI is being launched online. The aim of the competition is similar to previous years with Secondary...
Recruiting a new D&T Association Chair , Are you passionate about inspiring the next generation of designers, technologists, and...
D&T accommodation for new and refurbished school buildings, We are working with the Department of Education to update advice on D&T accommodation for all those involved with new or refurbished school buildings, including Headteachers and Trusts.To help with ongoing conversations we are looking for a variety of approaches to delivering the KS3, GCSE and post 16 curriculum. We are interested in how your approach has influenced the way you have laid your room out and the furniture and equipment you are using as well as...
Design and Technology Education: an International Journal, The new November 2022 issue of DATE - Design and Technology Education: an International Journal is now available at https://lnkd.in/eiGt_apf. This is a research journal that provides a broad platform for all aspects of Design and Technology Education, Design Education and Technology Education in primary, secondary and higher education sectors, initial teacher education (ITE) and continuous professional development (CPD). The mission of the Journal is to publish high-quality research, and scholarly and...
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