This is the fourth in the series Delivering the Technology Curriculum. In it is presented the accounts of the approaches to Design and Technology of two schools and the teacher training department of a university college.

This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Chris Robbins, a design engineer and Director of a small independent consultancy.

Chris uses maths to help companies solve problems by developing mathematical models and associated software to help select appropriate materials and...

By linking the art of design to its sociological and technological context, the DESIGN collection tells the history of the 20th century through industrial objects that have marked it and reflected their own era while anticipating the future. This volume contains sections on the Citreon DS 19 car, the Bubble Club,...

From Practical Action, this resource is an eco-tool used to compare the sustainability of two products or design ideas.

Produced in 1995, this publication, written by Ofsted at the request of the Department for Education, identifies some characteristics of good practice in Design and Technology at Key Stages Three and Four, and was aimed at those who are responsible for planning, organising and teaching Design and Technology in...

This paper, published by the Engineering Council in 2001, sets out the importance of design and technology education and the contribution it makes to the school curriculum. Design subjects play a role in developing innovative thinking and practices, and the skills needed in a knowledge economy. The aims of this...

Design Education in Schools discusses the new thinking and the approaches which become necessary if this development is to be realised and full advantage taken...

Developing a modern, progressive design education curriculum...a book for politicians, manufacturers, business people, school governors, headteachers, interested parents and other policymakers.

This book contributes both to the current review that will shape design education in England and to providing a...

The Editors set out to respond to the Expert Panel which considered the future of Design and Technology (D&T) in the English National Curriculum and to provide some building blocks for the fuller articulation of design epistemology. It is about agenda setting and they invited leading experts to contribute their...

The eight case studies in this book have been selected to show the range and scope of design studies used in general education in...

Focusing on what designers do when they design, ...

How do designers do what they do? How do architects, engineers,...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

The ‘development’ section of the Fixpert's resource focuses on creating and testing a prototype for an outcome that meets their fix partner’s needs. Students build critical skills through evaluation and they practice design decision making that balances design ideas against user needs. Activities include a focus on...