I have taught Graphics & Resistant Materials since 1997, starting in Northamptonshire, then Portsmouth and now Leicestershire. I trained as an architect originally (like many Design Technology teachers!) and I still have an eye for detail and high quality resources.
I have taught Graphics & Resistant Materials since 1997, starting in Northamptonshire, then Portsmouth and now Leicestershire. I trained as an architect originally (like many Design Technology teachers!) and I still have an eye for detail and high quality resources.
Want a great looking and informative display that makes your space look good AND kids actually want to look at?! Look no further!
15 x A4 posters (plus a title page, so 16 pages)
Each page explains what colours mean AND how designers use the colours when designing. Colours covered are: blue, yellow, red, green, purple, orange, pink, black, white, grey, brown. There are then 4 pages giving examples of cultures where colour psychology differs from Western culture. This is very much the C in SMSC!
Just download, click, print, maybe laminate - done!
Perfect for 11-18 year olds
Tried and tested in my own classroom
Impress SLT - tell them you made them yourself!
You get the original Power Point file (should you want to edit) and a pdf (for a quick print)
No annoying logos or footers etc
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
This is a BIG resource…
30 x A3 posters (landscape)
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - voila!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
High quality images
The posters have 6 pages about each of the following: i) Timbers, ii) Metals, iii) Polymers, iv) Papers and Boards, v) Textiles
The 6 pages are:
Extraction - where each material originates from
Processing - how it is processed into a raw material
Manufacturing - how the raw materials are made into actual products
4 and 5) Two pages on Uses - labelled examples of products made from different specific materials e.g. pine bunkbed
End of Life - what happens to the materials when disposed of
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Point file and a pdf, so you can edit if you want or just print
Want a great looking and informative display that makes your space look good AND kids actually want to look at?! Look no further!
All I ask is that you PLEASE leave a review!
30 x A4 posters (31 including the title poster)
Just download, click, print, maybe laminate - done!
No room for exactly 31 posters?.. Easily adaptable…
Perfect for 11-18 year olds
This poster is somewhat more appealing to boys (bit of a generalisation I know) but why not? I don’t know about you, but my GCSE classes tend to have more boys than girls - they will love this!
Tried and tested in my own classroom
Impress SLT - tell them you made them yourself!
Features some of the most important cars in history ranging from the 2CV to the Tesla Model S to the Model T Ford
You get the original Power Point file (should you want to edit) and a pdf (for a quick print)
No annoying logos or footers etc
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
16 x A3 posters (landscape)
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - voila!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
High quality images
There are 4 pages about each production type, one page has advantages and disadvantages and a description, the other 3 have examples of products made using that production type, some clear and interesting pictures of examples
no logos of mine or annoying footers
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Point file and a pdf, so you can edit if you want or just print
Want a great looking and informative display that makes your space look good AND kids actually want to look at?! Look no further!
11 x A4 posters
These are the 11 properties listed on pages 14 and 15 of the blue students’ ‘Revision Guide’ explained clearly - with great examples of each; strength, hardness, toughness, elasticity, malleability, ductility, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, fusibility, density and absorbency
Just download, click, print, maybe laminate - done!
Perfect for 11-18 year olds
Tried and tested in my own classroom
Impress SLT - tell them you made them yourself!
You get the original Power Point file (should you want to edit) and a pdf (for a quick print)
No annoying logos or footers etc
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
15 x A4 posters (landscape)
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - voila!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
High quality images
Some great examples of biomimicry, many of them are covered in Bitesize revision - so it backs this resource up well (full list below)
no logos of mine or annoying footers
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Point file and a pdf, so you can edit if you want or just print
Full list:
Japanese Bullet Train inspired by Kingfisher’s Beak
High Tech Swimsuit inspired by Shark Skin
Bird Protection Glass inspired by Spider Webs
Velcro inspired by Burr seeds
Pangolin Backpack inspired by Pangolins
Living Sea Wall inspired by Mangrove Forests
Painless Needles inspired by Mosquitos
Underwater Glue inspired by Mussels
Public shelter inspired by Acacia Trees in Africa
Water Harvesting inspired by Namib Beetles
Passive Cooling inspired by Termite Mounds
High Performance Fabric inspired by Spider Silk
Better Wind Turbines inspired by Whales’ Fins
Fibre Optic Cables inspired by Deep Sea Sponges
Packaging inspired by Mushrooms
Want a great looking and informative display that makes your space look good AND kids actually want to look at?! Look no further!
30 x A4 posters (31 including the title poster)
Just download, click, print, maybe laminate - done!
No room for exactly 31 posters?.. Easily adaptable…
Perfect for 11-18 year olds
This poster is somewhat more appealing to boys (bit of a generalisation I know) but why not? I don’t know about you, but my GCSE classes tend to have more boys than girls - they will love this!
Tried and tested in my own classroom
Impress SLT - tell them you made them yourself!
Features some of the most important cars in history ranging from the 2CV to the Tesla Model S to the Model T Ford
You get the original Power Point file (should you want to edit) and a pdf (for a quick print)
No annoying logos or footers etc
Want a great looking and informative display that makes your space look good AND kids actually want to look at?! Look no further!
36 x A4 posters
These are actually the 36 designers and companies listed in the AQA syllabus - Harry Beck, Marcel Breuer, Coco Chanel, Norman Foster, Sir Alec Issigonis, William Morris, Alexander McQueen, Mary Quant, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Raymond Templer, Gerrit Reitveld, Charles Rennie Macintosh, Aldo Rossi, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, Vivienne Westwood, Braun, Dyson, Apple, Alessi, Under Armour, Zara, Gap, Primark, Joe Casely-Hayford, Rei Kawakubo, Pierre Davis, David Adjaye, Yinka Ilori, Zaha Hadid, Elsie Owusu, Karim Rashid, Kusheda Mensah, Aljoud Lootah, Morag Myerscough, The Singh Twins. (Quote: ‘Students should investigate the work of a minimum of two of the following’)
IMPORTANT NOTE: This has been updated in readiness for the 2022-23 syllabus, it was 24 designers and companies but 12 were added by AQA for September 2022
(quote from AQA: ‘We’ve added 12 new, diverse designers to our GCSE Design and Technology (8552) specification ready for first teaching in September 2022.’)
Just download, click, print, maybe laminate - done!
Perfect for 11-18 year olds
Tried and tested in my own classroom
Impress SLT - tell them you made them yourself!
You get the original Power Point file (should you want to edit) and a pdf (for a quick print)
No annoying logos or footers etc
Want a great looking and informative display that makes your space look good AND kids actually want to look at?! Look no further!
OFSTED or learning wall imminent? Empty wall looking bleak?! Here is a fast fix!!
24 x A4 posters
Just download, click, print, maybe laminate - done!
No room for exactly 24 posters?.. Not a problem to leave some out…
Perfect for 11-18 year olds
Tried and tested in my own classroom
Impress SLT - tell them you made them yourself!
Reasons include: Design Changes Lives; Design can Delight; Design Makes our Lives Easier; Design helps us Define our Identity; Design Solves Problems
You get the original Power Point file (should you want to edit) and a pdf (for a quick print)
No annoying logos or footers etc
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
20 x colourful A4 posters (portrait)
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - voila!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
Helps put a tick in the CIAG box
High quality images
No logos of mine or annoying footers
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Point file and a pdf, so you can edit if you want or just print
20 celebrities who studied Engineering, Architecture, Fine Art, Graphic Design - hopefully conveying the clear message that a GCSE, A level or degree in a Creative Subject like ours is incredibly useful and has valuable transferable skills
Do you want a quick and easy wall display?
• Simple, bright, fills up boards well or makes a great row around the classroom
• Impress SLT - tell them you made it!
• Download, click, print, maybe laminate, have a well-earned cuppa
• Bored of constantly reminding students of the proper names for things? Just point to the sheet!!!
• 25 pages with 55 tools and machines used in Textiles ranging from baking tray, bun tin and pastry brush to hand blender and salad spinner
• You get the original Power point file (should you want to edit it) and a pdf for quick printing
• Tried and tested in my own classroom
• Helps tick the literacy box
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
16 x A4 portrait posters
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - sorted!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
High quality images
16 important and distinctive periods of architecture shown using pictures of fairly regular houses, the kind of houses you get in any town or city: Tudor, Elizabethan, Stuart, Georgian, Victorian, Queen Anne, Edwardian, Addison Homes, Art Deco, 1930s, Airey Houses, Phoenix Bungalows, 1950s, 1970s, 1990s and Eco-minalism (2000s)
No logos of mine or annoying footers etc
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Point file and a pdf, so you can edit if you want or just print
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
24 x A3 posters
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - sorted!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
High quality images
The 12 most important /influential Design Movements covered - Arts & Craft, Art Nouveau, Modernism, Art Deco, Bauhaus, Surrealism, De Stijl, PopArt, Minimalism, Postmodernism, Memphis & Deconstructivism
There are 2 pages for each Design Movement
No logos of mine or annoying footers etc
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Point file and a pdf, so you can edit if you want or just print
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
26 x A4 posters (portrait) - includes a title page
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - voila!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
High quality images
Save yourself a LOT of valuable time creating a big display
no logos of mine or annoying footers
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Point file and a pdf, so you can edit if you want or just print
Do you want a quick and easy wall display?
Simple, bright, fills up boards well or makes a great row around the classroom
Impress SLT - tell them you made it!
Download, click, print, maybe laminate, have a well-earned cuppa
Bored of constantly reminding students of the proper names for things? Just point to the sheet!!!
25 pages with 67 pieces of kitchen equipment ranging from baking tray, bun tin and pastry brush to hand blender and salad spinner
You get the original Power point file (should you want to edit it) and a pdf for quick printing
Tried and tested in my own classroom
Helps tick the literacy box
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
26 x colourful A3 posters of (portrait), this is a big and extensive display
25 pages of inventions and a title page with a timeline
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - voila!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
Helps create a stimulating working environment
High quality images
no logos of mine or annoying footers
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Points file and a pdf so you can edit if you want or just print
Disclaimer - I got to decide what are the greatest 100 inventions, they are my choices and I made some decisions such as omitting a steel plough and including Lego, as I know students would find one somewhat more interesting than the other! Don’t worry though - virtually every famous invention you can name IS in here. Also, some inventions have multiple inventors and dates e.g. the internal combustion engine and the lightbulb both have multiple inventors and dates and were designed over many years… Not even experts on different websites can agree. In certain cases, I have made a judgement as to who and when and you are entitled to disagree in places! Rest assured though, I diligently researched each and every invention as best as I could.
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
20 x colourful A3 posters (10 landscape and 10 portrait to give some flexibility)
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - voila!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
Helps create a stimulating working environment
High quality images
no logos of mine or annoying footers
You get 4 downloads - the original Power Points file (landscape & portrait) and a pdf of each, so you can edit if you want or just print
The ONLY thing I ask of you if you wish to have my fab resource that took me hours to create is that you leave me a nice review! Thank you :-)
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
20 x colourful A4 posters (landscape)
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - voila!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
Helps put a tick in the SMSC box
High quality images
no logos of mine or annoying footers
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Point file and a pdf, so you can edit if you want or just print
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
30 x colourful A4 posters (portrait)
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - voila!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
Helps put a tick in the CIAG box
High quality images
no logos of mine or annoying footers
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Point file and a pdf, so you can edit if you want or just print
30 careers covered are: aerospace engineer, architect, bricklayer, carpenter/joiner, CAD technician, chef, civil engineer, costume designer, domestic appliance engineer, electrical engineer, electrician, fashion designer, food scientist, graphic designer, landscape architect, mechanical engineer, model maker, motor mechanic, plasterer, plumber, product designer, quantity surveyor, roofer, set designer, signwriter, tiler, town planner, video game designer, water engineer, welder
Do you want a great display with no effort?!
26 x A4 posters (portrait)
Download, click, print (maybe laminate) - voila!
Inspire your students
Impress SLT (tell them you made them!)
High quality images
Some important D&T concepts covered - including thermoplastics/thermosetting plastics, batch production, CAD/CAM, one-off production, mass production, wood turning, hardwoods/softwoods, ferrous/non-ferrous metals etc
no logos of mine or annoying footers
You get 2 downloads - the original Power Point file and a pdf, so you can edit if you want or just print