A simple worksheet to help structure independent research on Metals. What is an Alloy? What is the difference between a Ferrous and Non- Ferrous Metal? What are the properties and uses of aluminium? What ‘finishes’ can be applied to metals? Why is Stainless Steel an ideal material for a kitchen sink? When buying metal, what ‘stock forms’ are available? Use images to support your answer. Write a definition for the following forces – Shear, Bending, Compression, Tension, Torsion, Choose a metal (any metal) and research its properties and uses. Consider cost, appearance, malleability, availability. Where do metals come from? Explain the process using your research. What impact does using metal in products, have on the environment? This worksheet is ideal for use with year 9 and up.

Art and Design - This shading task is a great way to help students improve their shading techniques. This lesson works best when techniques are modelled on a visualiser. I have taught this lesson for students aged between 12-16. It is challenging but very enjoyable. This resource include the printable worksheet and and an example of a completed piece

Wellbeing posters are an important tool in promoting a positive and healthy learning environment in the classroom. Here are some reasons why: Encourage healthy habits: Wellbeing posters can remind students to take care of themselves and adopt healthy habits, such as getting enough sleep, staying hydrated, and exercising regularly. Promote mental health awareness: Mental health is a critical aspect of wellbeing, and posters can help raise awareness about the importance of managing stress, anxiety, and other mental health concerns. Reinforce positive messages: Wellbeing posters can convey positive and uplifting messages, such as “You can do it!” or “Believe in yourself!” These messages can help build students’ self-esteem and confidence. Create a positive environment: A classroom with wellbeing posters can feel welcoming and supportive, which can help students feel more comfortable and engaged in the learning process. Provide helpful resources: Posters can include information about where to find additional resources or support, such as school counselors or mental health hotlines. Overall, wellbeing posters can help create a more positive and supportive learning environment, which can benefit both students and teachers. By promoting healthy habits and mental health awareness, posters can help students develop the skills they need to thrive both inside and outside the classroom. I hope you and your students like these bright and colourful Wellbeing Postera.

This A3 Worksheet is a great resource when you need to set cover for a music lesson but don’t have a non specialist to teach it. For this task students must create the branding for a new band called ‘Hazard’. This involves designing a logo for the band, an album cover, a picture vinyl and even a tour van! This could also be used as a great KS3 Graphics cover lesson. Print in A3

This A3 Design sheets is an ideal task for a cover lesson within DT - especially Food Technology or Graphic Design. Students need to work to a design brief to create the branding for a new pizza restaurant which is due to open. Project Brief: You are opening a restaurant called ‘Urban kitchen’. Work through the tasks wo prepare for the opening of your restaurant.

This A3 worksheet is an ideal cover lesson for KS3 Geography or Citizenship. The students need to design different elements for a new country. Tasks included include: Design a Font Write Rules for the country to run successfully Design a Flag Design a banknote Create a Flyer This worksheet will take students at least an hour to complete so could potentially be ran across 2 lessons. Print in A3

AQA/OCR/Eduqas/Pearson - GCSE Design and Technology 9-1 This resource is a powerpoint with 75 Theory Questions. This resource is ideal for: **Starters (1 or 2 questions per lesson for the whole year) Bell Work Homework Whole Class quiz Independent Revision Online Learning - Teams work** There are 2 versions uploaded to this resource. One version just has questions and the other has a blank slide after each question for students to complete text and add in images.

A worksheet for children to create their own character, this could be used in KS2 or KS23. The framework could be used in a Literacy lesson or used as an activity in an Art, Graphics or DT lesson. This is an enjoyable task so works really well as a cover sheet. The Keyword on the sheet is Biomimicry which helps to cover some of the DT KS3 National Curriculum. As an extension of this sheet students will often go on to design their characters digitally using design software such as Microsoft Paint, Inkscape or Adobe Illustration depending on ability. Using set times for each part of the design sheet, this worsheet takes at least an hour to complete to a high standard.

This A3 worksheet is an ideal cover lesson for a languages lesson but could also be used for ART/Graphics/DT. This is an ideal task for students aged between 10-14. This has been used in subjects such as French, Spanish, Graphic Design, Art and Georgraphy. The students need to design different elements for a new country. Tasks included include: Design a Font Write Rules for the country to run successfully Design a Flag Design a banknote Create a Flyer This worksheet will take students at least an hour to complete so could potentially be ran across 2 lessons. Print in A3

This Food Technology booklet consists of a range of tasks and covers skills that students will learn at KS3. It includes: Wordsearch Eatwell Plate activity Reading Comprehension task Nutrients table Meal planning schedule Health and safety drawing task Tools and equipment in the food room. This booklet can be used as cover work for multiple lessons, used as a homework booklet or simply used in lesson to help supplement the students current lesson.

This Design Technology booklet consists of a range of tasks and covers skills that students will learn at KS3. It includes: Wordsearch Ergonomics Comprehension Identifying Ergonomics Tasks Graphic Design - App Design Textiles - Trainer Design Health and safety drawing task Tools and equipment in Product Design. This booklet can be used as cover work for multiple lessons, used as a homework booklet or simply used in lesson to help extend the learning of pupils.

This Resource includes 2 different A3 worksheets in which students need to design an app based on a specified brief. Each sheet has several tasks and there is more than enough work for 2-3 lessons. An excellent extension for these tasks is to get students to create hi-fidelity mockups of their Apps on Microsoft Powerpoint. This worksheet works well for years 7-11 and can be used across DT, ICT, Art and Graphics.

This resources consists of 2 Worksheets which aim to teach students about Harry Beck who was a British Designer who created the London Underground Map. This is an excellent, challenging task aimed at KS3 and even KS4. There are 2 Worksheets so can be used across 2-3 hours of lessons. Ideal for Form time activites or Art/DT coverwork. This task covers British Values, British Design, Iconic Design, Cartography, Geography, Technical Drawing, Colour Skills, Graphic Design

A3 Assessment Quiz x 2 This is ideal for KS3 and covers topics such as health and safety, tools, drawing techniques and material properties. Each assessment is marked out of 20. These can be eitehr set for homework or done in lesson.

This resource is an A3 Tracker which allows you to track the learning and assess pupils as they move through a Carousel system for KS3 DT. I have designed this for use with a 4 subject rotation (Graphics, Food, Textiles and Product Design) - I have included an example of a near completed one that I currently use. I have also included adapted Assessment trackers to work with a 3 subject rotation as this is most common in Schools that use a Carousel system. These trackers can be glued into students books/folders and skills and grades can be highlighted as they move and progress throughout the year. They include areas to highlight where the assessment focus will be, and a place for students to self access their skills. Feel free to adapt and use to best suit your school.

Photoshop Tutorial - In the Style of Banksy I made this booklet to get my Graphic Design Students to create a ‘Banksy style’ piece of Art. This step by step booklet shows students how to: Remove a background from an image Create a mask Add new layers Blend images together using ‘Blending options’ It is a very enjoyable lesson and helps to build student’s confidence when using Photoshop. All students achieved at least one piece of Art and some went on to produce 2 or 3 within an hour lesson. The booklet can be printed or uploaded onto a VLE for students to work through independently. This booklet is ideal for students who have only used photoshop a few times and are fairly new to the program.

This resource bundle contains 4 Design Task Worksheets with a focus on looking at different styles of Art and one piece of Research homework. The resources are writing frames to help students start to identify what makes a piece of design unique. The Artists within the focus are: Milton Glazer Paula Scher Morag Myerscough Frank Miller Milton Glazer Jon Burgerman Alan Fletcher There are range of design tasks across the resources. They can be set as homeworks, used as cover work for Art or Graphics lessons or can be set as extension work to supplement existing Artist Research. These worksheets work great for all both KS3 and KS4.

Ks2-Ks3 Electronics This lesson acts as a good introduction to electronics and electronic components. The task has an A3 sheet with a Robot and students need to cut out the components of the A4 sheet (or you can prepare them before the lesson). They must then match the components to the functions by reading the descriptions. Once this is complete they can colour and decorate their Robots. This is a a great lesson for years 5,6,7 or 8 and can help cover some of the National Curriculum for DT. Within this package there is: A3 Robot Sheet A4 component Sheet Powerpoint to accompany the lesson

This resources is a whole school overview of English from foundation stage up to year 6. This outlines Reading, Writing, SPAG, Phonics, Spelling and Handwriting for each yeargroup and gives guidelines on how much should be spent on each for a successful English curriculum. Great to be shared whole school to see the sequence of learning.

Photoshop Tutorial - Typography Development ‘Metallic Fonts’ Art/Graphics - I made this booklet to get my Graphic Design Students to develop their Typography. This tutorial is a step by step guide which will show students how to create a metallic 3D font. Skills Included Setting up a canvas Adding Text Changing Fonts and altering font size Adding Gradients Bevel and Emboss features Drop Shadows It is a very enjoyable lesson and helps to build student’s confidence when using Photoshop. All students achieved at least one piece of Design and some went on to produce 2 or 3 within an hour lesson. The booklet can be printed or uploaded onto a VLE for students to work through independently. This booklet is ideal for students who have only used photoshop a few times and are fairly new to the program.