This project includes editable powerpoint lessons and a work booklet for a basic MDF desk tidy. We use this project as an introduction to basic manufacturing and surface finishes for Y10 but could easily be adapted for lower years. It could also be extended to add in more design elements e.g. drawer inserts and drawer knobs.

This document contains all the profiles of the Companies listed in the AQA GCSE Design & Technology specification. This includes: Alessi Apple Braun Dyson Gap Primark Under Armour Zara. Can be used as a revision resource or printed out and used as a display.

This document includes profiles for all the designers as listed in the AQA GCSE Design & Technology Specification. Designers included: Alexander McQueen Aldo Rossi Aljoud Lootah Charles Rennie Macintosh Coco Chanel David Adjaye Elsie Owusu Ettore Sottsass Gerrit Reitveld Harry Beck Joe Casely-Hayford Karim Rashid Kusheda Mensah Louis Comfort Tiffany Marcel Breuer Mary Quant Morag Myerscough Norman Foster Philippe Starck Pierre Davis Raymond Templier Rei Kawakubo Sir Alec Issigonis The Singh Twins Vivienne Westwood William Morris Yinka Ilori Zaha Hadid. Can be used as a revision resource or printed and presented as a display.

This document includes profiles for all the required designers for the AQA A-Level Product Design Specification. Includes: James Dyson Philippe Starck Margaret Calvert Dieter Rams CHarles and Ray Eames Marianne Brandt Can be used as a revision resource.

This power point document contains profiles for all the required movements for the A-Level Product Design specification including: Arts & Crafts Art Deco Modernism Streamlining Post Modernism Each movement has an overview, details of key characteristics & philosophies as well as examples of items made as part of the movement and a range of different artist/designers. This could be used as a revision resource.

A high, mid and low project booklet with full lesson powerpoint covering 18 x 1 hr lessons. Originally run with Y8 students but could be done with higher or lower year groups. Documents and resources are editable so can be adapted to meet the needs of your students. Covers batick, applique, tie dye, patch pockets in the processes but can easily be adapted to add or remove techniques to suit your students.

This project is based about a simple light concept based on a piece of PVC electrical conduit with a simple LED USB light. Students then develope the basic concept into a finished product. This project comes with supporting powerpoint and lesson objectives plus a student template and examples outcomes. All resources are fully editable to be adapted to meet the specific needs of your students. This offers the opportunity to cover product analysis, materials testing, polymer theory, design ideas, modelling, development and evaluation. The project has been trialed with Y10 students plus Y12 students but could be adapted to work with most year groups.

This document features one cover page for each section of the AQA A-Level Product Design specification. This allows students to set up a comprehensive and well organised revision folder, notes, handouts and resources can then be filed in the correct section. Each page featured the specification content, key words/concepts and associated exam questions.

This short project is based around designing a tooth brush for someone with a disability eg arthritis. The project includes lesson powerpoint and objectives plus design sheet (included in powerpoint). There is also an assessment sheet. This could be run purely as a design task or through to a styrofoam prototype (using basic pre-bought toothbrush head). Lesson Powerpoint & sheets are fully editable. Could be developed further to include packaging. Includes exemplar design work and final products.

A word of the week powerpoint with a word for each school week, can be displayed on screens around school, printed as a display or used as a starter activity. Full editable.

A mini project designed to get students to consider the work on an existing designer before producing a design for a chair in the style of that designer. Files include a design brief and a plan for drawing out a basic chair that can be cut using cad/cam or by hand. Could easily be used with younger students too.

A comprehensive powerpoint to lead you through an MP3 speaker project. Originally used successfully for controlled assessment at GCSE but can easily be adapted for a shorter/longer project with older or younger students. Also contains a student template for the project which can be adapted also to meet the needs of your students. Can also be used to teach a range of design strategies as students are lead through creating designs using different approaches. Speakers use electronics kit from Rapid Electronics.

A set of recipes used to tech students a range of different cooking skills with a sweet focus. These were used as part of a Bake Off project where students were taught a range of skills before developing their own recipes to complete in a bake off style competition. All recipes can be cooked in 1 hour and include picture stages as well as written stages to allow for differentiation. All recipes are editable so can be adapted or your own use if needed.

A design brief to be used as a mini project with Y12 students studying A-Level Product Design but could easily be used with GCSE students also. The resource includes a brief and basic criteria plus a detailed content list for the accompanying project folder. The brief is based around creating a flat pack chair for a child suitable to it in with an existing company range. The resource is editable so can be adapted to meet the needs of your student if necessary. UPDATED: Now includes basic lesson powerpoints & feedback sheet.

I used this resources as a competition over a week to raise awareness of design in school, each day a different image was displayed around school and students could try to work out what it was and put in a an entry to a competition. This got students talking about design and we had some interesting follow up conversations in lessons. This could also be used as a starter activity.

A D&T careers display covering all areas of technology with career cards for 10 example careers. The resources include an overall display poster but all so the individual career cards which could be printed to provide a different layout or to use them separately. Covers a range of different careers including details about them and expected earnings.

A simple ACCESS FM poster that can be used for product analysis or for writing design criteria.

A set of subject specific numeracy posters for Food, Textiles & Product Design.