A complete unit of work aimed at Year 8/9 students to introduce them to joints and construction methods. Can be adapted for use as a CAD/CAM project.

A complete unit of work aimed at Year 7/8 to get them to look at design features and CAD/CAM. Basic application and understanding of electronics.

Worksheet to list the advantages and disadvantages of a selection of common wood joints.

A help guide on how to write a design specification, points to consider and questions to help structure responses.

A transition activity to allow Year 7 students to consider what they want to achieve by the end of their secondary education.

All in one table, complete mark bands for AQA GCSE FPN, both NEA 1 and NEA2.

Mostly taken from the support guide and textbook but formatted into running lessons.

To understand how/why the use of colour is important when designing. Making a simple incorrect choice can have devastating consequences on sales and consumer perceptions.

A display depicting the learning needs of famous faces.

Generic risk assessment worksheet/starter activity.

Mostly taken from the support guide and textbook but formatted into running lessons.

Stretch and challenge cards for the more able students to pick freely. Colour coded for beginner, intermediate and expert.

A guidance sheet to show what needs to be considered when designing for target markets and profiling users.

A simple activity to demonstrate that not all jobs need to be restricted to a specific gender. Ask students to think of a first name for someone who might do hat job/have that particular career. Get students to tell you the names they wrote down, you’ll be surprised how many male names come up for a mechanic and how many female names come up for a nurse!

An assembly for Year 6 - Year 7 transition on friendship. Poses the question of what is a friend, why do we need them, how can you be a good one. Youtube video on Toy Story clip.

An overview of drugs classifications and the law. A pairs matching activity to link each drug to the side effects and the parts of the body affected.

Short activity to get to know your new students, they can compare answers and share with one another.

FE and careers options for DT subjects.

All in one table, complete mark bands for AQA GCSE DT.

A look at the issue that surround successful design from moral and cultural, to economic and social to environmental and sustainable.

All in one table, complete mark bands for AQA ALevel DT.