Tom Corker is currently Head of Technology at Felixstowe School and Lead Technology Teacher for Unity Schools Partnership. Tom has experience leading and supporting schools in design & technology education in the East of England and has previously carried out consultancy work for the Design & Technology Association and BBC Bitesize. Design & technology is […]
Category: CPD
Enhancing D&T teacher education
Introducing a new programme to run alongside your D&T teacher education course Matt McLain and Alison Hardy have a new 6 session programme beginning in October 2021 aimed at student D&T teachers . The programme works alongside the Learning to Teach Design and Technology textbook, with each session focusing on a different aspect of teaching D&T. The programme is […]
“No thank you, it’s not for me. I like my training to be face-to-face”: the challenges of moving to online CPD
Ryan Ball, Director of Education, Design and Technology Association, ryan.ball@data.org.uk “No thank you, it’s not for me. I like my training to be face-to-face” This was the generic response whenever we (The D&T Association) floated the idea of digital training with teachers over the last few years. Continual professional development is vital, and there is […]