A set of 14 powerpoint slides, to be used as a ‘landing’ or ‘holding’ page for GCSE D&T lessons, while a group arrives online. Essentially, start your meeting, start the presentation, and leave it full screen while the children enter. Each slide will take around 5 minutes for them to complete individually. They are framed whereby they can compose their answers in the chat function, and are not to hit send until asked. Topics cover a variety of theory from across the subject, and each slide has a moving gif image to engage.

A simple to edit powerpoint based learning journey, coloured to national curriculum colours. This could be used for any subject as a template, or modified to your own school for D&T. All images are copyright free (thenounproject). Fonts are embedded, but to install the main one is ‘Londrina’ available for free online in multiple places.

A great cover lesson which can easily be set to cover around 2 hours with a non specialist (but could easily be reduced in challenge to an hour). Two single sheets of A4 are required to be copied in advance, but otherwise only scissors (and rulers if desired) are needed. The work is self contained and comes with explanation. There is an accompanying powerpoint with bigger instruction pictures if desired, but isn’t necessary. There is an extension task too. Works well with Y7/8/9, and gains pleasing results with interest throughout.

This resource is a 7 week module of 2 hour lessons aimed at year 9 children (but would be suitable for able year 8 children, or for foundation skills in GCSE). This resource includes an editable and printable A4 work booklet (word format) and 7 editable PowerPoints, including within all theory needed, and home learning too. Alongside this are accompanying files for laser cutting the joint tags, and a 2D design file of each joint drawn up in isometric and rendered. You will need to install the font ‘Drafting’ (free download from dafont) Materials needed: 1.2mm sheet aluminium Recycled pallet wood for the backing boards, 3mm MDF for the name tags, 1mm sheet steel 15mm steel tube Recycled aluminium for the sand casting 15mm pine for all wooden joints. Screws / brass and glue as needed. All is sourced from K&M Wholesale. Outcomes are great, and there is significant learning throughout.

Powerpoint designed to cover the required theory for IP within A-level D&T. Patents Registered Designs Copyright Trademarks Combinations How to apply & examples 13 slides - lesson includes spaced retrieval / starter and consolidation activities.

Powerpoint designed to support the teaching of Inclusive Design 21 slides including starter/consolidation tasks along with a case study summarising exercise.

Powerpoint designed to support the teaching of UCD. 14 slides including starter/consolidation tasks along with a card sort task based on Maslow’s hierarchy. Card sort task: Print off the PDF using the ‘multiple’ option, and 2 x 2 pages per side, double sided. There being 5 steps makes this a bit wasteful - sorry! Hand out: This was just to make the notes easier!

A 17 slide PowerPoint, running through the needed knowledge for AQA A-level D&T. This covers the types of composites, along with examples of each. Several curated youtube videos are also included to bring the theory to life.

Enclosed is a printable self contained cover lesson based on the Red Bull Air Race. Essentially students sketch a series of primitive forms in isometric, then add an arrow to show the path of the plane. Arrows to show openings, swings, drawers etc. are not used very well by students in product design, so this task was designed to bring on that skill. The sheet is printable in A3, and would has instructions enclosed. It also has a PowerPoint to accompany it, including stage steps, if that facility is available (including a 3 minute video to engage the students on what an air race is like). All files are fully editable (hand out made in PowerPoint too). I have used this for many different age groups successfully, and usually leads to a very quite and engaged cover lesson!

Theory powerpoint to support the teaching of CPA to KS5 students, and to aid in the creation of their own within their NEA. 18 slides with examples and tasks.

Powerpoint designed to cover the required theory for Major Developments in Technology within A-level D&T. Sir Clive Sinclair Case Study Age of Microelectronics Gordon Moore and Moore’s Law Information Age Impact of ICs Product History Task 2 exam questions are also included. 23 slides - lesson includes spaced retrieval starter, questions for show-me-tell-me boards and consolidation activities.

A Microsoft Word template (and an example) of a specific risk assessment. I have included an excel tracking grid of all needed specific risk assessments (for my school, you will need to edit for your own situation), which I used to allocate the writing of them amongst my team.

A lesson which could be used as part of an induction process for KS4 or KS5. Lesson focusses around refelctions on a user profile, followed by the design of a water bottle for the user (handouts include space for itterations). This resource was designed to be used alongside ‘user profile boxes’ which is where you make up 4 boxes, with each box containing 10-15 posessions of a key person e.g. Retired lady - china mug, saga magazine, item of clothing etc. Young boy - plastic dinosaur, lego magazine, etc. Initial ‘investigation’ and user profile would be carried out in groups (one group per box). Students complete profile sheet. NB: you will never answer all questions from the items in a box, so assumptions are needed reflecting on evidence to hand. Students then individually design their bottles, but then present them back to the sub groups afterwards, and a ‘professional argument’ to cross check the design suitability is structured in.

11 Slide powerpoint covering the necessary elements of theory for AQA GCSE Design & Technology. Lesson has a starter question. Main focus of lesson is a production line activity manufacturing a small laser cut slot together rocket as a class, then packaging in a carton. All CAD files (2D design) are enclosed to make up the parts.

11 Slide powerpoint covering the necessary elements of theory for AQA GCSE Design & Technology. Lesson has a starter question, and further questions as a consolidate.

18 Slide powerpoint covering the necessary elements of theory for AQA GCSE Design & Technology. Lesson has a starter question.

8 Slide powerpoint covering the necessary elements of theory for AQA GCSE Design & Technology. Lesson has a starter question. The lesson also includes a practical activity investigating some fittings (you can make up some demos if desired - photos enclosed, and a CAD file for 3D printing some feet for an M8 bolt)

16 Slide PowerPoint covering the necessary theory for AQA A-Level Design & Technology. Lesson includes group tasks, mini white board Q’s along with a starter task / exam question consolidation/plenary.

21 Slide powerpoint covering the necessary elements of theory for AQA GCSE Design & Technology. Lesson has a starter question, consolidate question and activity throughout (VOCAPPS).