The D&T Association Member new initiatives, Our main objective as your membership organisation, is to ensure the unique nature of D&T is maintained and valued. As it is compulsory between Key Stages 1 -3 we are here to support your planningand delivery, from Primary through Secondary school, enabling you prove its quality in your schools during inspections, addressing the changes to theOFSTEDFramework. With a membership of over 33,000, join us in raising the profile and reputation of D&T in this country....
Getting your D&T Primary curriculum ready for a deep dive - Half day September, Half-day, online course (zoom link will be provided) A live, online, half day, Zoom course for primary school D&T leads and members of the senior leadership team. During the course we will discuss areas of theOfsted inspection framework, guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a broad and balanced D&T curriculumfor your primary school. Course Objectives: Understand requirements...
60 minute CPD - Primary Planning December, 60 minute CPD, online course (Zoom link will be provided) Your long-term D&T plan is vital for quality learning in D&T. How do you know you have covered everything you need? Can you articulate why your D&T curriculum is the way it is? Course objectives: In this session we will look at some tools and resources to help to create your curriculum overview and ensure coverage of the National Curriculum. It will also provide...
60 minute CPD - Primary Planning October, 60 minute CPD, online course (Zoom link will be provided) Your long-term D&T plan is vital for quality learning in D&T. How do you know you have covered everything you need? Can you articulate why your D&T curriculum is the way it is? Course objectives: In this session we will look at some tools and resources to help to create your curriculum overview and ensure coverage of the National Curriculum. It will also provide you...
Primary Curriculum Toolkit - member download, To download your Primary Curriculum Toolkit please log in and download the member only files Primary Basic Membership has just got better. For a limited period, we are making available further resources in addition to thecurriculum toolkit. Click the link and it will download into the bottom bar of your computer This is a taste of what is available for full membership categories, so if you are finding this new set helpful, please do consider...
Secondary Curriculum Toolkit - member download, To download your Secondary Curriculum Toolkit please log in and download the member only files (The document will open into the bottom bar of your computer) Secondary Basic Membership has just got better. For a limited period we are making available further resources in addition to the original curriculum toolkit Additional Curriculum toolkit Materials and their properties - Set of GCSE classroom teaching resources Skills for Employment Click the...
Maximum number of pupils taught within DesignandTechnology workshops and studios, We are pleased to provide the following guidance regarding the number of learners in DesignandTechnology, taken from our publication: ‘Risk Assessment in Secondary Schools and Colleges DesignandTechnology Teaching Environments’ which can be purchased via the Resource Shop. Please reference the FAQ page. BS 4163:2021 Health and safety fordesignandtechnology in educational and similar establishments – Code of practice states...
John Chidgey, DesignandTechnology Inspector Lead Inspector for Buildings, Planningand Layout of Schools and D&T Departments Primary and Secondary Ofsted Inspector
What’s new... and how to deal with it, Most of us are now aware of the changes to designandtechnology resulting from the National Curriculum review in England, but just how well are we doing in terms of preparing for implementing these changes by September? As teachers begin to explore thenew programmes of study (PoS), we have received a number of calls and emails at the Association from teachers with responsibility for leading D&T and developing their schemes of work. Quite understandably some...
As a subject leader, how can I move staff on from making model Viking long ships and model Tudor houses in what they are currently calling ‘D&T’ projects?, Make sure that all class teachers use the ‘six D&T principles’ at the medium-term planning stage to check whether the project they have planned is, in fact, designandtechnology. For more information read our D&T Principles guidance document and our School Curriculum Principles for D&T