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Supporting primary design and technology

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Primary D&T and engineering CPD

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Discover how to lead D&T in your school, develop your own knowledge and support your staff to deliver an inspiring, high quality D&T curriculum.

Leading primary design and technology

Gain a deeper understanding of the aims of the curriculum, develop your own subject knowledge and identify the role subject leaders play.

Leading primary D&T: making the most of technology

Examine the role of both formative and summative assessment in primary D&T and discover how to implement them in your schoo

Explore best practice in primary D&T assessment

Gain confidence to teach the key stage 1 design and technology curriculum effectively.

Design and technology in key stage 1 

Learn how to plan opportunities for children to be creative and use their imaginations to solve real and relevant problems.

Design and technology in lower KS2

Develop your subject knowledge and gather ideas to deliver the D&T curriculum effectively.

Design and technology in upper KS2

Maximise opportunities for learning by using digital technology like Crumble Controller and computer-aided design.

Developing digital skills through D&T 

Explore good practice within the D&T education and provide excellent professional development.

Primary design and technology network meeting 

Unlock the world of engineering for primary children using real-world contexts.

Bringing engineering to the primary classroom

We'll share the basics of creating a vision and strategies to raise the profile of STEM in your school.

Leading STEM in your primary school

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Are you looking to find out how Generative AI like ChatGPT and CoPilot can help you adapt teaching and improve assessment while reducing workload? If so, this course is for you!

Unlocking AI potential for teachers

Discover how AI and other digital tools are saving time and supporting collaboration in the classroom.

How to use AI to reduce teacher workload

Explore the use of digital tools and technologies to enable all pupils to access and progress and take an active part in learning.

Using technology to support SEND learners in primary schools

Broader support

Consider how your scheme of learning enables pupils to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding of the D&T curriculum.

Primary D&T: unpacking the curriculum

Learn the skills, knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms element.

Primary d&t: mechanisms

Gain the kills knowledge and understanding pf the structures element in primary D&T.

Primary D&T: structures

Develop your skills knowledge and understanding of the electrical system.

Primary d&t: Electrical systems 

Build your skills, knowledge and understanding of the food element of primary d&t.