Professional development
for teachers
Interactive hands-on day and twilight courses for primary, secondary and FE teachers in school. Resources for immediate classroom use provided, comprising activities and projects and including product, materials and manufacturing information.
Min 5, max 25
Why not arrange a day for your consortium?
Primary
Interactive hands-on day and twilight courses for
D&T specialist and non-specialist primary teachers. Learn how to teach the D&T curriculum using simple and exciting
techniques in your own school. Workshops
and resources link to National Curriculum guidelines and
QCA schemes of work.
POLYPROPYLENE
Work through a project in a day with activities and strategies to use immediately. Learn to use this child-friendly material - ideal for non-D&T specialists. Containers, accessories and jewellery, lighting or packaging focus. Resources provided.
PRODUCT ANALYSIS
Ways of teaching D&T using products in the classroom, for those who don’t
feel confident with this area of the curriculum.
Easy ways to teach mechanisms, levers, materials and
many more, using the Spice product handling collections. Resources provided.
Secondary
Exciting hands-on courses enabling teachers to explore
their own creativity. Courses cover product design, graphics, textiles, food and systems, singly or combined. (Food and systems only available combined with other areas).
Practical examples to take back
to the classroom, with strategies and resources that
link to new National Curriculum guidelines.
POLYPROPYLENE
On the lookout for new project ideas using a contemporary material with pupil appeal? Get the creative juices flowing on this practical Polyprop day, with strategies, activities and projects to use in the classroom. 100% hands-on and inspirational! Polyprop and resources provided.
 
LIGHTING
Explore interesting and interactive ways of approaching this popular theme, using strategies and activities developed in industry to encourage creative thinking. May be combined with the Polypropylene workshop.
Resources provided.
DESIGNING SKILLS
Design processes of cutting-edge designers and manufacturers
translated into classroom practice through this inspirational
hands-on workshop. Brainstorming, creative idea generation
and rapid prototyping linked into National Curriculum
and exam assessment criteria. Resources provided.
PRODUCT ANALYSIS
Ways of teaching the D&T curriculum through product
analysis in the classroom using our handling collections.
Using products to explore design ideas and user need,
aid understanding of materials and manufacturing, explain
design processes and much more! Resources provided.
What teachers have said...
"Really good. Great rapport with group and really relaxed, fun and purposeful dynamic. Creative experience and a laugh!"
"Excellent, thoroughly enjoyed the day; very informative, lots of ideas to take away for further thought and development."
"Very relevant for creativity in curriculum. Effective examples and materials that can be used again."
"The whole experience was great. A relaxed creative forum which enabled useful dialogue and ideas exchange with talented colleagues."
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