Kate Bull Associate Assistant Headteacher and D&T teacher Kirton Academy, Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust Image by Riccardo Annandale , from Unsplash When mentoring a teacher becomes just another task on your to-do list, it is easy to overlook how you feel about your subject. This piece explores how I rediscovered my passion for D&T and why taking time to pause and think matters when guiding a new member of your team. Twenty years in, I fell back in love with D&T. Just

Dave Parry D&T Advisor, CLEAPSS Image by Mier Chen from Unsplash Let me tell you a tale When I were a lad… yes, I know that sounds like something your grandad might say, but back in 1982 , I started my four-year teacher training course at Middlesex Polytechnic . I signed up to become a Design teacher – or CDT, or DT, or D&T – it’s gone by many names over the years, but it’s always been about designing, making, and using tools and equipment that carry some level of risk. To m

The D&T Teacher Education Group (DTTEG) website is getting a major revamp, replacing our old version on the Edublogs platform.