This resource is intended to help you in planning out your D&T curriculum over 3, 5 or 7+ years and allows for work from the end of KS2 up to KS5. The resource contains a blank project/task mapping spreadsheet and one filled in with examples to help you get started. These cover the main areas in the national curriculum and examination level along with additional columns for maths, science and technical skills. Also included is a skills assessment spreadsheet to visualise how you have covered all the skills across Key Stages 3 and 4, and a comprehensive list of D&T skills to cover in editable Word format. Using this resource with the other KS3 resources available, you will have a comprehensive set of resources to help you plan and deliver an effective D&T curriculum. Also included is a breakdown of the AQA GCSE theory requirements with additional sections to be used with the skills/project mapping or curriculum planning.

An A3 poster which shows the main Apple products in several categories and the years they were released. Updated 2020 with recent products.

This is my own take on what I believe an A* folder could look like for the new Cambridge IGCSE in Design and Technology. Supplied as both self-running Powerpoint Show and printable PDF file, there are around 40 slides in the folder each with a commentary, summary and checklist at the end of each component as well as extra slides at the end to support the process. In total there are now over 70 slides here but the extra slides are for the benefit of the teacher, or to explain and justify the marks awarded. There is evidence in the folder of SketchUp, Solidworks, Photoshop and the use of CNC equipment and 3D printing. It is not endorsed by any examination board but can inspire you in your approach to teaching the IGCSE in your school to a very high standard. I worked as an examiner and moderator for the AQA for 20 years with 27 years D&T teaching and leadership experience where many students achieved 100% for their coursework. This is based on that experience and a culmination of assessing thousands of folders coupled with industry design experience. Additionally, I have consulted for DATA, TES, V&A, Routledge, PGOnline, Doddle and the BBC.

This PDF is intended as a guide for students to help them through their major project in the IGCSE Design and Technology. It is a 36-page printable booklet which can be used digitally or is ideal for an A5 size pamplet . It has no worksheets or questions but describes each component with illustrations taken from the accompanying exemplar folder which is available separately or as part of a bundle at a reduced price. Because this is a generic guide linked to a sample context, it does not constitute a writing frame so can be given to students to support them in their IGCSE. It is adapted from my own AQA exemplar to match and support the Cambridge International syllabus but could be used for other examination boards.

Important update November 2020: The two trackers have been updated to include a suggested time plan for delivering the theory content and mock exams over 51 lessons and assessing after each unit of work. The specialist material choice could be covered in as little as 23 lessons This replaces the Prep page of the previous version and is far more useful. There is space for the teacher to choose a past paper question for each unit, add in the marks and keep an average of the students’ results. They can also take sample papers and compare these to the formal mock exam. these additions make it a more comprehensive document and all cells that don’t need editing are locked. Fill in the context page with details, use the sheets for Paper 1 and Paper 3 as well as the comments sheet and all will be copied to the Overall sheet for easy analysis and feedback. Due to several requests, all the grade boundaries are now unlocked so the document is easier to edit. All relevant links have also been updated. Please re-download the new version. These two trackers cover the A-E grade based iGCSE and the new 9-1 level based iGCSE in Design and Technology. Simply update the context page and the grade boundaries each year to keep this up-to-date and comprehensive. A guide on how to use the trackers is now included.

This is a poster with simple diagrams derived from the A Level presentations available in the TES shop. It is designed to provide students and teachers with a ‘quick glance’ revision of the material groups, processes and finishes. It is included in the A Level Theory bundle.

These resources are additional ‘breakout’ style lessons to support the various aspects of the course. This resource consists of: EX1: Introduction to lateral thinking EX2: Products and prototypes EX3: An ugly prototype EX4: Development methodology EX5: Ergonomics EX6: Communication methods These will be included in the full bundle. Additional lessons will be added in due course and there may be a price increase but anyone buying the resource will get these free of charge.

This resource consists of 29 lessons that cover the theory to support the Paper 1 written examination and the major project that is Component 1. It can be used with the updated IGCSE tracker (grade and level versions) to check and consolidate learning after each lesson and to form an assessment of the project and the student’s theoretical knowledge. The presentations are in Powerpoint Show format so they will run without having MS Office installed, but they can be opened in Power Point for editing. Please consider these as a companion to the Collins textbook and adapt to support your own teaching style.

This resource consists of 20 lessons that cover the theory to support the written examination Paper 3: Resistant Materials. It can be used with the updated IGCSE tracker (grades and level versions) to check and consolidate the learning after each lesson and to form an assessment of the student’s theoretical knowledge. The presentations are in Powerpoint Show format so they will run without having MS Office installed, but they can be opened in Power Point for editing. Please consider these as a companion to the Collins textbook and adapt to support your own teaching style. They provide a structured framework with assessments but we all have our own teaching styles so please personalise them to your needs.

Two PDF booklets with images, graphs and charts taken from over 1500 slides that make up the A Level theory presentations. These can be given to students as a quick reference guide to the relevant units and to help them when revising. Please note that these are not comprehensive and only use graphics from units that have charts etc. It is not a replacement for the theory units themselves.

This is a growing collection of additional ‘breakout’ style lessons in support of the AQA GCSE D&T theory resource. It allows teachers to take a particular topic and spend more time exploring it with their class. Currently the resource comprises: EX1: Ergonomics EX2: :Lateral thinking EX3: Prototyping EX4: Development methodology EX5: Mechanical devices EX6: Design history EX7: Design communication EX8: Form, function and aesthetics EX9: The environment As new lessons are created they will be added to this resource at no additional cost.

A set of additional lessons to support the Cambridge Theory Units.

This is a 52 page printable PDF booklet with a step by step guide to the SketchUp interface and tools with a tutorial for modelling an accurate full scale Modular Desk Organiser. It is intended to support the Design Booklet template and the additional pages for the Modular Desk Organiser but could also be used as a standalone guide to using the software effectively for staff and students. The tutorial covers the basic model but also offers various alternate versions as well as some advanced modelling and rendering tools. Additional supporting files include SketchUp 3D CAD models, texture maps, images and files for 3D printing a component.

Designed to be used for the outgoing GCSE and the new 2017 syllabus, this checklist can be used to ensure that a complete folder of work is produced. It can also be used to produce the relevant sheets for a digital folder or as an assessment tool and progress tracker. Easy to edit to suit the needs of the centre, subject or students, this is based on the AQA NEA requirements.

A blank AS and A Level checklist for the new Design and Technology syllabus for first teaching in 2017. This is based on the AQA NEA requirements but can be adapted for other AO's.

This workbook support the theory presentations for 3.2 Specialist technical principles with the focus on textiles. Without the theory presentations, the content and questions may not seem as relevant, but they are structured in a way that follows the syllabus. The resource is in PowerPoint format so can be edited to suit, but a PDF version is also supplied.

A resource aimed at Primary level teaching that encourages the use of Tinkercad to design components using CAD which can then be 3D printed. The resource contains a 40 PDF cocument with guides for how to create all the components but also has the components ready to 3D print in a zipped file. The resource also considers the use of mechanisms within the curriculum.

This is an experimental project provided free of charge for teachers, technicians or educators to adapt for their own use.

A DIY kit for making a rotational moulding machine. Unzip the parts, 3D print them, then follow the instructions supplied to build your own working Rotational Moulding kit. All you need to provide, other than a 3D printer, is 10mm square wood, glue, screws and washers.