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Three-day Intensive D&T Training For Non-Specialists (F2F)
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Transform Your KS3 D&T Curriculum (F2F)
Optimising your A-Level D&T Course (F2F)
Ensuring Success for your Students in GCSE D&T (F2F)
Free Webinar
Food training courses
Primary training courses
Secondary and A-Level training courses
Level 2 Food Safety CIEH & SFHS (F2F)
Health & Safety courses
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Mastering Autodesk Fusion Fundamentals (Online)
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Secondary Procreate Sketching and Rendering (60-minute Online)
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Designing an Exceptional D&T Curriculum with POAP (F2F)
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Health & Safety courses
Secondary Design & CAD (60-minute Online)
Transform Your KS3 D&T Curriculum (Online)
E-Learning courses
Ensuring Success for your Students in GCSE D&T (F2F)
Primary D&T Subject Leadership (F2F)
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Free Webinar
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Book here
Join us for this FREE webinar to find out about our Inspired by Industry KS3 Contexts and how to get started with this suite of free learning materials in the Design and Technology classroom. ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the Design and Technology curriculum.
Free Webinar: Introduction to our Inspired by Industry KS3 Contexts
Date: 23rd May 2024 Time: 16:30 - 17:30 FREE to attend Location: Online
Book here
This full-day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership - Full Day
Date: 8th May 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Buckinghamshire
Book here
This full day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership - Full Day
Date: 18th June 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
Book here
This full-day course will look at the Ofsted education inspection framework 2019 which has an increased emphasis on a coherent and sequenced curriculum. Leaders and teachers of D&T are required to have a clear curriculum vision for the subject with this course helping to guide participants through a review and redesign of their D&T curriculum offer.
Planning and Preparing for a Deep Dive in Secondary D&T - Full Day
Date: 3rd December 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Leeds
Book here
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 food for thought as to your approach and future planning.
60 minute CPD - Primary Planning
Date: 16th October 2024 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Member Price: £27.00 Non-Member Price: £37.00 Location: Online
Book here
As a primary D&T subject leader, you play a crucial role in shaping your school’s curriculum. This full-day course is designed to help you lead with confidence, vision, and purpose. Through practical strategies and hands-on activities, you'll learn how to plan a coherent D&T curriculum that aligns with the Ofsted Inspection Framework and enhances your pupils' progress and attainment.
Primary Subject Leadership - Full Day
Date: 8th April 2025 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
Book here
Using computers to program, monitor and control products is a key element in the KS2 curriculum and one that schools often find hard to understand and implement. This hands-on, full day course is ideally suited to primary school D&T coordinators and key stage 2 D&T teachers.
Using ‘Crumble’ for programming and control in Primary D&T - Full Day
Date: 15th October 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
Book here
This full-day course, working with contexts is key in design and technology yet can provide challenges for teachers and students. This one day face to face course explores the freedom and opportunities open to students when working from contexts within design and technology and is an opportunity to discover and embed key strategies for developing the skill set required by students in KS3 before embarking on their GCSE live contextual challenge.
Embedding Contextual NEA Skills into KS3 - Full Day
Date: 21st November 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Birmingham
Book here
A live, online, half day Zoom course for secondary D&T teachers. Working with contexts is key in Design and Technology yet can provide challenges for teachers and students. This course explores the freedom and opportunities open to students when working from contexts within Design and Technology and is an opportunity to discover and embed key strategies for developing the skill set required by students in KS3, before embarking on their GCSE live contextual challenge.
Embedding Contextual NEA Skills into KS3 - Half Day
Date: 3rd July 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
Join us for this FREE webinar to find out about our acclaimed, 'Projects on a Page' Scheme of Work. Its aim is to support primary schools implement the National Curriculum for D&T in an imaginative and inspiring way in your school. This resource has 23 planners covering all aspects of D&T for years 1-6, offering ideas and alternative methods of delivery.
Free Webinar: Introduction to Projects on a Page and how to get started
Date: 1st July 2024 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 FREE to attend Location: Online
Book here
This full-day course is aimed not only at producing an exciting, relevant and realistic KS3 curriculum, but linking it seamlessly to your delivery at KS4 and in turn creating a five-year D&T curriculum for your school. It is intended to help you implement an effective curriculum structure that focuses on the needs and aspirations of the students, creating a learning-first approach to your D&T curriculum.
Writing your KS3 D&T curriculum - Full Day
Date: 11th June 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Essex
Book here
This full, three day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Three-day Intensive D&T Training For Non-Specialists
Date: 7th, 8th, 9th October 2024 Time: 9:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £517.00 Non-Member Price: £690.00 Location: Banbury (three days)
Book here
A live online, half-day, Zoom course for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership - Half Day
Date: 5th July 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
This full, three day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Three-day Intensive D&T Training For Non-Specialists
Date: 27th, 28th & 29th August 2024 Time: 9:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £517.00 Non-Member Price: £690.00 Location: Banbury (three days)
Book here
This full-day course is ideally suited to primary school D&T leads and members of the senior leadership team. During the day we will discuss areas of the Ofsted inspection framework, guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a broad and balanced D&T curriculum for your primary school.
Getting your D&T Primary curriculum ready for a deep dive - Full Day
Date: 11th July 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Manchester
Book here
A live online, twilight course over two evenings, for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership
Date: 3rd and 4th June 2024 Time: 15:30 - 18:00 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online (two evening sessions)
Book here
A live online, half-day, Zoom course for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership - Half Day
Date: 13th February 2025 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
Join us for this FREE webinar along with guest speaker Joe Ferguson, teacher from Three Ways School, talking about his experience of introducing 3D printers to SEN pupils, the impact that it has had in the classroom and the challenges they overcame. We also have Sonya Horton from Create Education who will share some information about 3D printers and will be on hand for any technical questions.
D&T Network Meeting - 3D Printing with SEN Pupils
Date: 10th December 2024 Time: 16:30 - 17:30 FREE to attend Location: Online
Book here
In this session we will look at the purpose of using CAD as a development or manufacturing tool rather than focusing on training for any particular programme. Using two different CAD packages to create then amend a simple model, we will see the advantages or limitations of each.
60-minute Online CPD - Secondary Design & CAD
Date: 5th November 2024 Time: 12:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £27.00 Non-Member Price: £37.00 Location: Online
Book here
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 food for thought as to your approach and future planning.
60 minute CPD - Primary Planning
Date: 16th December 2024 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Member Price: £27.00 Non-Member Price: £37.00 Location: Online
Book here
This one day, ‘hands-on’ course, will enable delegates to develop the skills, techniques and confidence needed to teach D&T safely and competently in primary schools. Areas covered during the course include, risk assessments, COSHH assessments, planning, and practical skills, techniques and processes.
Primary Core Health & Safety (PHS) - Initial Training
Date: 6th November 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £150.00 Non-Member Price: £175.00 Location: London
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This is a face to face full day food course that will provide you theoretical and practical knowledge that you will need to complete if you are teaching and delivering food classes in school. Upon successful completion delegates will receive accreditation for Level 2 Foundation Food Safety, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and the Design and Technology extension level Secondary Food Health & Safety (SFHS) for teaching and supporting food teaching in schools.
Level 2 Food Safety CIEH - Full Day
Date: 15th November 2024 Time: 09:30 - 17:00 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
Book here
This full-day course is aimed not only at producing an exciting, relevant and realistic KS3 curriculum, but linking it seamlessly to your delivery at KS4 and in turn creating a five-year D&T curriculum for your school. It is intended to help you implement an effective curriculum structure that focuses on the needs and aspirations of the students, creating a learning-first approach to your D&T curriculum.
Writing your KS3 D&T curriculum - Full Day
Date: 27th November 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
Book here
A live online, twilight course over two evenings, for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership (two evening sessions)
Date: 8th and 9th October 2024 Time: 15:30 - 18:00 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online (two evening sessions)
Book here
This half day online course is ideal for KS3 and KS4 teachers that want to create an engaging and forward-thinking KS3 D&T curriculum which is key to shaping your students' learning journey. The course is designed to help you develop a dynamic curriculum that not only meets the needs of your students at KS3 but also smoothly transitions into KS4, crafting a cohesive five-year D&T learning experience.
Writing your KS3 D&T curriculum - Half Day
Date: 1st April 2025 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
In this session we will look at the basics of programming and control in D&T. We will show you options to get you started in your school and show the differences of two options, ‘Crumble’ and ‘Micro:bit’ so you are able to make an informed decision regarding which one may be suitable for your school.
60 minute CPD - Primary Programming and Control
Date: 5th June 2024 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Member Price: £27.00 Non-Member Price: £37.00 Location: Online
Book here
Many KS3 D&T offerings in schools can be based around historic projects and approaches with limited vision and justification around a curriculum fit for future learning and employment. This course is aimed not only at producing an exciting, relevant and realistic KS3 curriculum, but linking it seamlessly to your delivery at KS4 and in turn creating a five-year D&T curriculum for your school. .
Writing your KS3 D&T curriculum - Half Day
Date: 20th September 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
This online, half-day course is ideally suited to secondary school D&T teachers of GCSE whether they are new to GCSE delivery or established and wish to develop their own practice. During the course we will discuss best practice, guidance and advice to ensure you plan and deliver a suitable D&T GCSE course. Whilst the course will address the general requirements of GCSE Design and Technology, it will predominantly use the AQA specification for reference.
Supporting your GCSE students - Half Day
Date: 17th October 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
Join us for this FREE webinar to introduce secondary D&T teachers to a brand-new context, part of the 'Inspired by Industry' suite of contexts which has been developed in collaboration with the Furniture Makers' Company and KI. This resource connects your students with real-world challenges faced by Industry, emphasising efficiency through the concept of “minimizing parts.”
Free Webinar: Furniture Design & Real-World Skills: New Resource and Competition Webinar
Date: 14th November 2024 Time: 16:30 - 17:30 FREE to attend Location: Online
Book here
Join us for this FREE webinar to find out about our Inspired by Industry KS3 Contexts and how to get started with this suite of free learning materials in the Design and Technology classroom. ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the Design and Technology curriculum.
Free Webinar: How to breakdown a context and get started with Inspired by Industry
Date: 21st June 2024 Time: 16:30 - 17:30 FREE to attend Location: Online
Book here
Many KS3 D&T offerings in schools can be based around historic projects and approaches with limited vision and justification around a curriculum fit for future learning and employment. This course is aimed not only at producing an exciting, relevant and realistic KS3 curriculum, but linking it seamlessly to your delivery at KS4 and in turn creating a five-year D&T curriculum for your school.
Writing your KS3 D&T curriculum - Half Day
Date: 21st June 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
A live, online, half-day Zoom course for secondary D&T teachers. Working with contexts is key in Design and Technology yet can provide challenges for teachers and students. This course explores the freedom and opportunities open to students when working from contexts within Design and Technologyand is an opportunity to discover and embed key strategies for developing the skill set required by students in KS3, before embarking on their GCSE live contextual challenge.
Embedding Contextual NEA Skills into KS3 - Half Day
Date: 7th November 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
Join us for this FREE webinar to find out about our acclaimed, 'Projects on a Page' Scheme of Work. Its aim is to support primary schools implement the National Curriculum for D&T in an imaginative and inspiring way in your school. This resource has 23 planners covering all aspects of D&T for years 1-6, offering ideas and alternative methods of delivery.
Free Webinar: Introduction to Projects on a Page and how to get started
Date: 21st May 2024 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 FREE to attend Location: Online
Book here
This full day course is ideally suited to secondary school teachers teaching GCSE D&T whether they are new to GCSE delivery or established and wish to develop their own skills. During the day we will discuss best practice, guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a suitable D&T GCSE course.
Ensuring Success for your Students in GCSE D&T - Full Day
Date: 25th February 2025 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Birmingham
Book here
This full-day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership - Full Day
Date: 12th November 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Manchester
Book here
This full-day course in Birmingham will look at the Ofsted education inspection framework 2019 which has an increased emphasis on a coherent and sequenced curriculum. Leaders and teachers of D&T are required to have a clear curriculum vision for the subject with this course helping to guide participants through a review and redesign of their D&T curriculum offer.
Planning and Preparing for a Deep Dive in Secondary D&T - Full Day
Date: 3rd October 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Birmingham
Book here
This is a live, full-day, online food course for everyone who teaches and supports secondary D&T Food Preparation and Nutrition or who leads clubs or food activities in schools, including teachers, trainee teachers, technicians, teaching assistants/higher-level teaching assistants. Training and assessment for Level 2 Foundation Food Safety certificate in association with CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
Primary Subject Leadership - Full Day
Date: 16th May 2024 Time: 09:30 - 17:00 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Online
Book here
A live online, half-day, Zoom course for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership - Half Day
Date: 28th November 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
This is a short, live, online Zoom course which will help you to develop your planning in D&T and create quality lessons and units. You will cover how to contextualise learning and develop rich opportunities for your pupils. The session will additionally highlight best practices, using acclaimed D&T planning resource 'Projects on a Page'.
Long, Medium & Short-term Planning for Primary D&T - Twilight
Date: 22nd May 2024 Time: 15:30 - 17:30 Member Price: £37.00 Non-Member Price: £57.00 Location: Online
Book here
This full day course is ideally suited to secondary school teachers teaching GCSE D&T whether they are new to GCSE delivery or established and wish to develop their own skills. During the day we will discuss best practice, guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a suitable D&T GCSE course.
Supporting your GCSE students - Full Day
Date: 11th December 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Birmingham
Book here
This live, full-day, online food course is for everyone who teaches and supports secondary D&T Food Preparation and Nutrition or who leads clubs or food activities in schools, including teachers, trainee teachers, technicians, teaching assistants/higher-level teaching assistants. Training and assessment for Level 2 Foundation Food Safety certificate in association with CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
Level 2 Food Safety CIEH - Full Day
Date: 30th January 2025 Time: 09:30 - 17:00 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Online
Book here
This full-day course is aimed not only at producing an exciting, relevant and realistic KS3 curriculum, but linking it seamlessly to your delivery at KS4 and in turn creating a five-year D&T curriculum for your school. It is intended to help you implement an effective curriculum structure that focuses on the needs and aspirations of the students, creating a learning-first approach to your D&T curriculum.
Transform Your KS3 D&T Curriculum - Full Day
Date: 28th January 2025 Time: 19:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
Book here
Many KS3 D&T offerings in schools can be based around historic projects and approaches with limited vision and justification around a curriculum fit for future learning and employment. This course is aimed not only at producing an exciting, relevant and realistic KS3 curriculum, but linking it seamlessly to your delivery at KS4 and in turn creating a five-year D&T curriculum for your school.
Writing your KS3 D&T curriculum - Half Day
Date: 17th December 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
Join us for this FREE webinar to find out about our acclaimed, 'Projects on a Page' Scheme of Work. Its aim is to support primary schools implement the National Curriculum for D&T in an imaginative and inspiring way in your school. This resource has 23 planners covering all aspects of D&T for years 1-6, offering ideas and alternative methods of delivery.
Free Webinar: Introduction to Projects on a Page and how to get started
Date: 2nd October 2024 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 FREE to attend Location: Online
Book here
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 the Ofsted inspection framework, guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a broad and balanced D&T curriculum for your primary school.
Getting your D&T Primary curriculum ready for a deep dive - Half Day
Date: 18th September 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
Book here
A live online, twilight course over two evenings, for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Getting your Primary Curriculum Ready for a Deep Dive (two evening sessions)
Date: 5th and 6th of December 2024 Time: 15:30 - 18:00 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online (two evening sessions)
Book here
This full day course is ideally suited to those with limited experience of teaching D&T at Post16 level or teachers who want to improve their A Level provision. During the day we will look at the main elements of the A Level study in Design and Technology.
Supporting your A-Level Students - Full Day
Date: 1st October 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
Book here
This is a short, live, online Zoom course which will help you to develop your planning in D&T and create quality lessons and units. You will cover how to contextualise learning and develop rich opportunities for your pupils. The session will additionally highlight best practices, using acclaimed D&T planning resource 'Projects on a Page'.
Long, Medium & Short-term Planning for Primary D&T - Twilight
Date: 18th December 2024 Time: 15:30 - 17:30 Member Price: £37.00 Non-Member Price: £57.00 Location: Online
Book here
This is a face-to-face, full-day food course that will provide you with theoretical and practical knowledge that you will need to complete if you are teaching and delivering food classes in school. Upon successful completion delegates will receive accreditation for Level 2 Foundation Food Safety, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and the Design and Technology extension level Secondary Food Health & Safety (SFHS) for teaching and supporting food teaching in schools.
Level 2 Food Safety CIEH & SFHS - Full Day
Date: 6th March 2025 Time: 09:30 - 17:00 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Coventry
Book here
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 food for thought as to your approach and future planning.
60 minute CPD - Primary Planning - Lunch Hour
Date: 24th February 20 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Member Price: Free Non-Member Price: £39.00 Location: Online
Book here
This full, three day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Three-day Intensive D&T Training For Non-Specialists
Date: 24th, 25th & 26th June 2024 Time: 9:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £517.00 Non-Member Price: £690.00 Location: Banbury (three days)
Book here
Traditional drawing and sketching are important and valued methods of communication. This course will help to build your confidence in communicating through these techniques which you can then pass on to your students.
60-minute CPD - Secondary Sketching and Rendering
Date: 12th July 2024 Time: 12:00 - 13:30 Member Price: £27.00 Non-Member Price: £37.00 Location: Online
Book here
Working with contexts is key in Design and Technology yet can provide challenges for teachers and students. This one day face-to-face course explores the freedom and opportunities open to students when working from contexts within Design and Technology and is an opportunity to discover and embed key strategies for developing the skill set required by students in KS3 before embarking on their GCSE live contextual challenge.
Embedding Contextual NEA Skills into KS3 - Full Day
Date: 19th September 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Manchester
Book here
This full-day course is ideally suited to primary school D&T leads and members of the senior leadership team. During the day we will discuss areas of the Ofsted inspection framework, guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a broad and balanced D&T curriculum for your primary school.
Getting your D&T Primary curriculum ready for a deep dive - Full Day
Date: 21st May 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Birmingham
Book here
This free online webinar will provide teachers with an introduction to Tinkercad: to both understand and teach basic 3D modelling, electronics and coding in a classroom-friendly environment. Owned by Autodesk, Tinkercad is an initiative, free tool designed for novice designers and educators and students in particular.
Free Webinar: Introduction to Tinkercad
Date: 26th February 2025 Time: 12:30 - 13:30 FREE to attend Location: Online
Book here
In this session we will look at the basics of programming and control in D&T. We will show you options to get you started in your school and show the differences of two options, ‘Crumble’ and ‘Micro:bit’ so you are able to make an informed decision regarding which one may be suitable for your school.
60 minute CPD - Primary Programming and Control
Date: 23rd September 2024 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Member Price: £27.00 Non-Member Price: £37.00 Location: Online
Book here
This full-day course is aimed not only at producing an exciting, relevant and realistic KS3 curriculum, but linking it seamlessly to your delivery at KS4 and in turn creating a five-year D&T curriculum for your school. It is intended to help you implement an effective curriculum structure that focuses on the needs and aspirations of the students, creating a learning-first approach to your D&T curriculum.
Writing your KS3 D&T curriculum - Half Day
Date: 22nd October 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Birmingham
Book here
This full day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework.
Primary D&T Subject Leadership - Full Day
Date: 12nd October 2024 Time: 9:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Newcastle
Book here
Join us for this FREE webinar to find out about The REC Foundation and VEX Robotics competition programmes for primary schools, secondary schools and colleges which encourage students to take STEM subject theory and apply it to a real-world problem.
Free Webinar: Driving Ambition Through Competitive Robotics
Date: 14th May 2024 Time: 16:30 - 17:30 FREE to attend Location: Online
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A live, online, half day Zoom course for secondary D&T teachers. Working with contexts is key in Design and Technology yet can provide challenges for teachers and students. This course explores the freedom and opportunities open to students when working from contexts within Design and Technology and is an opportunity to discover and embed key strategies for developing the skill set required by students in KS3, before embarking on their GCSE live contextual challenge.
Embedding Contextual NEA Skills into KS3 - Half Day
Date: 23rd May 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £99.00 Non-Member Price: £135.00 Location: Online
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This online, half day course is ideally suited to secondary school D&T teachers of GCSE whether they are new to GCSE delivery or established and wish to develop their own practice. During the course we will discuss best practice, guidance and advice to ensure you plan and deliver a suitable D&T GCSE course. Whilst the course will address the general requirements of GCSE Design and Technology, it will predominantly use the AQA specification for reference.
Supporting your GCSE students - Half Day
Date: 10th May 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
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This full-day face to face course will enable you to get to grips with and improve your confidence in teaching and supporting others in Computer Aided Design CAD and Computer Control. Learn how to use 2D and 3D CAD software, understand how computer outputs (CAM) can be used to add greater depth and challenge.
Introducing CAD and Control into Primary D&T - Full Day
Date: 20th November 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Birmingham
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This is a short, live, online Zoom course which will help you to develop your planning in D&T and create quality lessons and units. You will cover how to contextualise learning and develop rich opportunities for your pupils. The session will additionally highlight best practices, using acclaimed D&T planning resource 'Projects on a Page'.
Long, Medium & Short-term Planning for Primary D&T - Twilight
Date: 26th November 2024 Time: 15:30 - 17:30 Member Price: £37.00 Non-Member Price: £57.00 Location: Online
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The course is for intermediate users who can already sketch in 3D. We will look at how we can use a digital platform to sketch and render in layers to produce high quality presentation sketches and composite illustrations. Learn how a digital approach to sketching, rendering and compositing can enhance your presentation material.
60-minute CPD - Secondary Procreate Sketching and Rendering
Date: 10th October 2024 Time: 12:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £27.00 Non-Member Price: £37.00 Location: Online
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This full-day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership - Full Day
Date: 27th September 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
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This is a live, full-day, online food course for everyone who teaches and supports secondary D&T Food Preparation and Nutrition or who leads clubs or food activities in schools, including teachers, trainee teachers, technicians, teaching assistants/higher-level teaching assistants. Training and assessment for Level 2 Foundation Food Safety certificate in association with CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
Level 2 Food Safety CIEH - Full Day
Date: 12th September 2024 Time: 09:30 - 17:00 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Online
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This full-day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership - Full Day
Date: 28th January 2025 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Birmingham
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This is a live, full-day, online food course for everyone who teaches and supports secondary D&T Food Preparation and Nutrition or who leads clubs or food activities in schools, including teachers, trainee teachers, technicians, teaching assistants/higher-level teaching assistants. Training and assessment for Level 2 Foundation Food Safety certificate in association with CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
Level 2 Food Safety CIEH - Full Day
Date: 21st June 2024 Time: 09:30 - 17:00 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Online
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This full-day course, working with contexts is key in Design and Technology yet can provide challenges for teachers and students. This 1-day face to face course explores the freedom and opportunities open to students when working from contexts within Design and Technology and is an opportunity to discover and embed key strategies for developing the skill set required by students in KS3 before embarking on their GCSE live contextual challenge.
Embedding Contextual NEA Skills into KS3 - Half Day
Date: 13th June 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Birmingham
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Join us for this FREE webinar to find out about our Inspired by Industry KS3 Contexts and how to get started with this suite of free learning materials in the Design and Technology classroom. ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the Design and Technology curriculum.
Free Webinar: How to breakdown a context and get started with Inspired by Industry
Date: 17th July 2024 Time: 16:30 - 17:30 FREE to attend Location: Online
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This full-day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership
Date: 16th & 17th May 2024 Time: 15:30 - 18:00 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online (two evening sessions)
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This free online webinar will provide teachers with an introduction to Tinkercad: to both understand and teach basic 3D modelling, electronics and coding in a classroom-friendly environment. Owned by Autodesk, Tinkercad is an initiative, free tool designed for novice designers and educators and students in particular.
Free Webinar: Introduction to Tinkercad
Date: 26th February 2025 Time: 12:30 - 13:30 FREE to attend Location: Online
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This full day course is ideally suited to secondary school teachers teaching GCSE D&T whether they are new to GCSE delivery or established and wish to develop their own skills. During the day we will discuss best practice, guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a suitable D&T GCSE course.
Supporting your GCSE Students - Full Day
Date: 29th April 2025 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
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Join us for this FREE webinar along with fellow international teachers and guest speakers for the first group meeting of the academic year. The group aims to build a network of overseas teachers sharing information and supporting teachers delivering D&T across the world.
Free Webinar: International Branch Meeting
Date: 25th November 2024 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 FREE to attend Location: Online
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In this session we will look at the basics of programming and control in D&T. We will show you options to get you started in your school and show the differences of two options, ‘Crumble’ and ‘Micro:bit’ so you are able to make an informed decision regarding which one may be suitable for your school.
60 minute CPD - Primary Programming and Control
Date: 29th January 2025 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Member Price: FREE Non-Member Price: £39.00 Location: Online
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This full-day face to face course will enable you to get to grips with and improve your confidence in teaching and supporting others in Computer Aided Design CAD and Computer Control. Learn how to use 2D and 3D CAD software, understand how computer outputs (CAM) can be used to add greater depth and challenge.
Introducing CAD and Control into Primary D&T - Full Day
Date: 7th May 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
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The Ofsted education inspection framework 2019, has an increased emphasis on a coherent and sequenced curriculum. Leaders and teachers of D&T are required to have a clear curriculum vision for the subject with this course helping to guide participants through a review and redesign of their D&T curriculum offer.
Planning and Preparing for a Deep Dive in Secondary D&T - Half Day
Date: 18th July 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
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In this session we will look at the purpose of using CAD as a development or manufacturing tool rather than focusing on training for any particular programme. Using two different CAD packages to create then amend a simple model, we will see the advantages or limitations of each.
60-minute Online CPD - Secondary Design & CAD
Date: 28th April 2025 Time: 12:00 - 13:30 Member Price: FREE Non-Member Price: £37.00 Location: Online
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This is a live, full-day, online food course for everyone who teaches and supports secondary D&T Food Preparation and Nutrition or who leads clubs or food activities in schools, including teachers, trainee teachers, technicians, teaching assistants/higher-level teaching assistants. Training and assessment for Level 2 Foundation Food Safety certificate in association with CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
Level 2 Food Safety CIEH - Full Day
Date: 5th December 2024 Time: 09:30 - 17:00 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Online
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This full day course is for primary subject leaders that would like to learn how to lead with vision and plan a coherent curriculum for pupils and help you to align with the Ofsted Inspection Framework. This training session is based on our D&T Primary Subject Leaders’ file allowing you to trial a range of strategies, that can be used back at school to improve children’s attainment and progress.
Primary Subject Leadership - Full Day
Date: 10th December 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
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The Ofsted education inspection framework 2019, has an increased emphasis on a coherent and sequenced curriculum. Leaders and teachers of D&T are required to have a clear curriculum vision for the subject with this course helping to guide participants through a review and redesign of their D&T curriculum offer.
Planning and Preparing for a Deep Dive in Secondary D&T - Half Day
Date: 18th November 2024 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
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This full-day course is ideally suited to those with limited experience of teaching D&T at Post 16 level or teachers who want to improve their A Level provision. During the day we will look at the main elements of the A Level study in Design and Technology. You will receive guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a broad, balanced and relevant A Level provision in your school.
Supporting your A-Level D&T Students - Full Day
Date: 9th July 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Online
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Over the course of four online sessions and one full day of face-to-face learning, we will discuss a variety of aspects of the subject, its context and purpose, key content and skills and how to plan, deliver and monitor a broad and balanced D&T curriculum for your school. The price shown includes all sessions online and face-to-face. The sessions will not be recorded so your attendance is requred on all sessions.
Hybrid Non Specialist Course
Date: 9th, 22nd May / 6th, 12th June / 1st July 2024 Time: 15:30 - 17:30 Member Price: £517.00 Non-Member Price: £690.00 Location: Oxfordshire and Online
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This full-day course is aimed not only at producing an exciting, relevant and realistic KS3 curriculum, but linking it seamlessly to your delivery at KS4 and in turn creating a five-year D&T curriculum for your school. It is intended to help you implement an effective curriculum structure that focuses on the needs and aspirations of the students, creating a learning-first approach to your D&T curriculum.
Transform Your KS3 D&T Curriculum - Full Day
Date: 13th March 2025 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Manchester
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This full day course is ideally suited to those with limited experience of teaching D&T at Post16 level or teachers who want to improve their A Level provision. During the day we will look at the main elements of the A Level study in Design and Technology. You will receive guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a broad, balanced and relevant A Level provision in your school.
Optimising your A-Level D&T Course - Full Day
Date: 18th March 2025 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London
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A full day course, that will help you to develop your planning in D&T and create quality lessons and units. You will cover how to contextualise learning and develop rich opportunities for your pupils. The session will additionally highlight best practices, using acclaimed D&T planning resource 'Projects on a Page'.
Designing and exceptional KS1&2 D&T curriculum - Full Day
Date: 25th March 2025 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: Birmingham
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This full, three day course is ideally suited to secondary teachers with limited experience teaching design and technology. Over the course of the three days, we will discuss aspects of the subject, its context and purpose, key content and skills and how to plan, deliver and monitor a broad and balanced D&T curriculum for your school.
Three-day Intensive D&T Training For Non-Specialists
Date: 24th, 25th & 26th March 2025 Time: 9:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £517.00 Non-Member Price: £690.00 Location: Banbury (three days)
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In this session we will look at how Procreate can be used on the iPad to create digital sketches and illustrations. The course is for intermediate users who can already sketch in 3D. We will look at how we can use a digital platform to sketch and render in layers to produce high quality presentation sketches and composite illustrations.
60-minute CPD - Secondary Sketching and Rendering
Date: 5th March 2025 Time: 12:30 - 13:30 Member Price: FREE Non-Member Price: £39.00 Location: Online
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This half day online course is ideally suited to secondary school teachers teaching GCSE D&T whether they are new to GCSE delivery or established and wish to develop their own skills. During the session we will discuss best practice, guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a suitable D&T GCSE course.
Ensuring Success for your Students in GCSE D&T - Half Day
Date: 10th March 2025 Time: 09:30 - 13:30 Member Price: £125.00 Non-Member Price: £149.00 Location: Online
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Join us for this FREE webinar to find out about our Inspired by Industry KS3 Contexts and how to get started with this suite of free learning materials in the Design and Technology classroom. ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the Design and Technology curriculum.
Free Webinar: Mastering Autodesk Fusion Fundamentals
Date: 21st June 2024 Time: 16:30 - 17:30 FREE to attend Location: Online
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Join us for this FREE webinar to find out about our Inspired by Industry KS3 Contexts and how to get started with this suite of free learning materials in the Design and Technology classroom. ‘Inspired by Industry’ is a set of design contexts to address the ever-changing needs of the Design and Technology curriculum.
Free Webinar: Introduction to our Inspired by Industry KS3 Contexts
Date: 24th April 2024 Time: 16:30 - 17:30 FREE to attend Location: Online
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This full-day course is ideally suited to primary school D&T leads and members of the senior leadership team. During the day we will discuss areas of the Ofsted inspection framework, guidance and advice to ensure you plan, deliver and monitor a broad and balanced D&T curriculum for your primary school.
Getting your D&T Primary curriculum ready for a deep dive - Full Day
Date: 24th April 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Member Price: £199.00 Non-Member Price: £270.00 Location: London