A quick sheet made for a mid-low ability Year 8 group. I made this so they can get it out each lesson to help them but also so it wasn’t me continually speaking all lesson. PDF included for speed of printing. PowerPoint included in case any edits need to be made for your students

A short guide complied with all the bare details of the course and common questions students have about the course. All the information is from experience teaching the subject and also includes 4 Quizlets for students to revise keywords from. Would be a useful resource for Year 10 or Year 11 or even on Parent’s evenings.

A super simple student guide for the AQA Design Technology GCSE although it could be adapted to meet other specifications. UPDATED 2024 Simplified to include an A4 booklet version as well. A page layout guide, tips for each page and guidance on how to write different sections. This was a labour of love and has been the best guide that I have given my students.

A booklet for supporting some basic drawing skills in Art Design Technology. Suitable for KS3 and KS4.

Time consuming venture reflected in the price. Workshop tools display showing hand tools and workshop machinery. This was made for my classroom wall where there was nothing visual for the students to look at. The signs are made with this room in mind but is adaptable for any workshop. The focus of each is to show the tool, a working method and then what the tool is used for. Some tools are similar but show a different technique. Examples are included above. PowerPoint file included for easier personalisation. Fonts are embedded in the files - I called my display ‘Don’t call it a Thingy!’ as students were regularly forgetting the right word.

A worksheet or poster for Maths in Design Technology - good cross curricular link.

Loyalty Cards for use with classes. Can be customised to suit subject/reward etc. and can also have pictures added on. I have used these primarily with low ability groups for a bit of motivation which worked really well. They do inspire a bit of enthusiasm when used. Adobe and PowerPoint files included, both with an example of my personal loyalty cards on. Price to reflect effort it took to produce the original file.

This letter is designed to give parents nad guardians advice around the GCSE Design and Technology NEA for AQA. It could be re-worded to work with any examination board as well as any qualification. If you download, please leave a review. Thank you! :)

A pack of display sheets/work aids/revision cards (whatever you choose to use them for) for AQA DT GCSE. This resource is also including the 12 new diverse designers added to the list in the specification June 2022.

A help sheet with space for samples of sandpaper to be stuck on. This help sheet was made with a low ability un-resilient group in mind but could be adapted to suit any. There is a side showing/explaining sandpaper. On the other side are the common excuses or reasons I get for not completing work to standard or ‘complaining’ after 5 minutes graft… There are also the tips I give to students to maximise the results when they are sanding by hand.

A pencil bookmark/table prompt/checklist for improving students design/drawing work. Meant for use primarily for secondary school students but can be adapted for Primary level students. It is pretty self explanatory once you download the file. Originally this was made during my teacher training. After finding these at the bottom of a box at my parents, I decided to share the digital version on TES. The font used on the pictures for the headings is one called ‘coffee+tea’ downloadable from DaFont.com. For my downloads, I have changed the font as it was only a demo one.

Table centre pictures for equipment pots etc. Each one with a famous designer (AQA specification) with some products they have designed, description of themselves and a famous quote. I have used them for the table centres as well as an information finding activity. Could be permanently attached to a particular desk or move pots around so the children learn something new about a different person each time. Fully customisable with colour, font etc. Price to reflect time and effort it took to produce the resource.

Reward cards for students that are ‘scratchable’ (or could be chosen from a box blindly). Examples included. When printing, scale slides on the PowerPoint document and fit to page for the Illustrator file. Personally I favour the Illustrator file. The ‘scratchable’ part measures 25mm x 25mm with the stickers being able to be bought from ebay for next to nothing. Adds a cool exiting part to the reward. I like to put certain Bitmojis with certain rewards, so I can tell which is which without scratching. It also means you could potentially give certain rewards to some e.g. the homework pass to someone who regularly completes it, not to someone who doesn’t.

Some generic resources for Exercise Books or Booklets. I have used all of these at various points in my career so far and all have proved useful. Included is :- Book Labels GCSE DT course information (AQA) Practical Checklist sheet (for classes where you need to monitor their behaviour more) TAP sheet for recording assessments Written and Practical work TAP sheet

A sheet I created when I was a technician many years ago! Just updated to look a little more ‘snazzy’ and to include some Art words as my department is Art Design Technology merged.

A resource sheet to help students respond to feedback using ‘ROAR’. If you wish to change the background on this, go into view and slide master. Please leave a review :)

A resource to put into IKEA Tolsby frames for children to have on their desks.It is designed to be printed and trimmed to fit the frames themselves. Originally a COVID-19 safety sign that I used in my classroom when the children returned to school. I have included my example as well as an editable format. Done on PowerPoint.

This was originally made during lockdown learning - a lot had appeared online - most made with google classroom importing images which seems to take forever. My school doesn’t use Google so I have done one using Microsoft. This is a PowerPoint with a couple of common classroom furniture items drawn out on the slides that you can use to create your virtual classroom. It is also easy to then add in your Bitmoji. My example is left on there just to show how I made my own. Please leave a review if you download.