Geoff Hampson, one of our company directors, was charged with designing and building something iconic from the epic ’80s. There are many things that spring to mind when you think about the ’80s but if you were at school during this period, as I was, then you undoubtedly have a lot of memories of the Rubix cube craze. Challenge accepted!
D&T: 87 MPs Demand Inclusion Of Subject In EBacc
MP Michelle Donelan has secured the support of almost 90 MP’s for a proposed change to EBacc that would allow schools to class design and technology as a science and offer it as a choice to students.
Electro Fashion Day At Nottingham Trent University
Kevin and Tim were at NTU yesterday to see the fantastic projects that the students had created using products from our Electro Fashion range. Four ideas were presented on the day that were all excellent and all very different from each other. It was a thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring visit.
Robox Update Automaker To V2.01.02
Robox Update Automaker To V2.01.02 . As CEL Robox have moved deeper into dual material printing, recent updates to their Automaker software have been geared towards facilitating this. There have been a number of multi-material related new features and a few days ago they updated Automaker to V2.01.02. This added another new feature for removing the gap between the support material and your part, when using a dual material head.
8 Things You Didn't Know About Perspex® Acrylic Sheets
As Perspex is one of the most popular materials for Design and Technology we thought it would be interesting to share some facts that many people might not know. We’ve picked 8 things that we think many people won’t know about this highly versatile and widely used design material. How many did you know?
Design And Technology Upcycling With Burned By Design
I never expected to be thinking about work last weekend when I was at the East Midlands Flower Show, but when I saw the fantastic creations of Burned by Design and went over to have a closer look. It turned out that the owner, Alex, is a Design and Technology teacher.
Replenish D&T Stocks For The New School Year
The summer holidays are almost upon us and D&T Department stocks may be beginning to dwindle, so why not replenish D&T stocks before the summer to ensure the new school year gets off to a flying start.
Use The BBC micro:bit As An Instrument Tuner
In this tutorial we are going to highlight how easy it is to code the BBC micro:bit as an instrument tuner. We will focus mainly on making a Guitar tuner but we will also provide download links for several different types of tuner.
Out And About With Kitronik
This week and next, armed with BBC micro:bits and accessories, Kitronik are breaking free from the office and attending fun education based events that are aimed at showing young people and educators that there is a world of opportunity out there for people with the right skills.
NTU Design Technology Workshop – Concrete Mix And Make
On Wednesday the 8th of June our very own Tim Goodman went to Nottingham Trent University with a small group of Design and Technology Teachers for a day designed to help them drive ideas forward. The course was hosted by Nottingham Trent University’s Kerry Truman and began with a briefing on all the different opportunities there at NTU for such learning.