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Design and Technology KS1-3
- implications of the new programmes of study
Richard Green
Chief Executive, The Design and Technology Association
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“These Programmes of Study
are more challenging than
they were. In order for this
country to compete in a global
economy we need to raise our
game.”
DfE video introducing the National
Curriculum consultation, February
2013
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“This new curriculum will not inspire the invention and
engineers Britain so desperately needs. The academic rigour
Mr Gove demanded in other core subjects is missing in D&T...
All is not lost.... We have until April to make (Mr Gove) change
his mind and re-engineer the D&T curriculum. Britain’s future
scientists and engineers depend on it.”
James Dyson, founder of Dyson
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What happened next?
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Drafts developed by D&T Association, E4E, Design Council and others
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Stakeholder meeting
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Sign up from wide range of supporters
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CBI, EEF, Design Council, BNF, BAE, JCB ....
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Submitted to Minister on 22.4.13
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Used as a basis for roundtable 29.4.13
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Minor changes incorporated
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Final advice submitted to Minister 16.5.13
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Final draft published 8.7.13
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School Food Plan published 12.7.13
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Success
• TES blog
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“The campaign waged by the Design and Technology Association
against the draft D&T curriculum released in February might be
viewed as an exemplar on how to get ministers to change their
minds.”
• BBC website
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“The CBI's Neil Carberry welcomed the changes to the design and
technology curriculum, saying that it seemed ‘much sharper and
focused on the technical skills industry and employers need.’”
• Design Week
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“Design Council chief executive John Mathers meanwhile says,
‘We’re delighted that schools will now have the opportunity to foster
the talents of the next generation of Great British designers.’”
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What the minister wanted ...
• strengthen design and technical aspects
• practical
• breadth of domestic and industrial applications
• links to other subjects
• freedom and flexibility over pedagogy
• more aspirational
• cooking & nutrition to be a clearly separate strand
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Structure
• Purpose of study
• practical
• creativity, imagination, needs, wants, values
• links to maths, science, engineering, computing, art
• innovative, enterprising
• past and present D&T
• impact on daily life and the wider world
• culture, wealth and wellbeing
• Remember this is statutory
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Structure
• Aims
• 2nd establish own body of knowledge
• 4th cooking has to be compulsory – so separate aim focussed
on cooking and nutrition
• Remember these are statutory too
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Structure
• Common format in each key stage
• Contexts paragraph
• When designing and making ...
• Design
• Make
• Evaluate
• Technical knowledge
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When designing and making... (eg KS1)
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Breadth of contexts
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Bullet 1
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variety of designing strategies
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reused and revisited in KS2 and KS3
Bullet 3
skills and techniques
Bullet 4
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distinctive nature of the subject
Bullet 2
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domestic to industrial
wide range of materials, not excluding any
Bullets 7 and 8
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technical knowledge
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Cooking and nutrition ...
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As part of their work with food ....
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indicates Food Technology is part of the designing and making strand
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Next steps
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Final draft published for technical consultation – consultation
closes 8.8.13
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Final version published in autumn 2013 for first teaching Sept
2014
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Non-statutory guidance?
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National Curriculum / School Curriculum
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New resources for September from D&T Association
• Key Stages 1-2
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Planning your scheme of work
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Iterative Design
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Working from contexts
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Annotated sketches, cross sectional and exploded diagrams
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Key events and individuals in design and technology
• Key Stage 3
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Planning your scheme of work
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Iterative Design
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Working from contexts
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Biomimicry
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User Centered Design
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Working with programmable components
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Local branch meetings
• October and November
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25+ events
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An introduction to planning from the new programmes of study
• Offer to convene an event
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Biomimicry
• “Biomimicry or biomimetics is the imitation of the models,
systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving
complex human problems”
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Iterative design
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News from the D&T Association
• Benefits
• for you
• for the Association
• for the subject
• New offer in September
• to support the implementation of the new National Curriculum
• more personal
• departmental membership in secondary
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Membership
• Membership can cost as little as 75p per week
(less if you pay by direct debit)
• Essential individual Membership (prices still to be finalised)
• School Primary
(whole staff logins)
• Individual Primary
(1 personalised login) £40
• Departmental Secondary
(4 personalised logins) £200
• Individual Secondary
(1 personalised login) £75
£80
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