Supporting Textile Specialists to Deliver D&T GCSE Core Content

Date and Time

Start Date: 18th June 2025

Time: 15:45 - 17:45

Your Price: £175.00

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20 spaces available.

To book on this course please click here: www.boydcreate.com/service-page/d-t-gcse-core-content-online-18-6-25?referral=service_list_widget
If you require further information, please contact Paul & Julie Boyd telephone 07939 246810 or e-mail julie@julieboyd.co.uk  or  paulboyd@mac.com

Details

Live Digital Training, Zoom link will be Provided Via BoydCreate

This online course is for textiles specialists wanting to embrace the D&T GCSE but who feel less confident in some areas of the core content. Assumes some basic textiles knowledge but content is also of interest to non-specialists.

Course Content :

  • Overview of learning in the D&T GCSE (England - all specifications) and links to KS3
  • Creative activities that bring the core content to life in a way that's relevant to textiles
  • Particular focus on learning linked to non-textiles materials and levers/mechanisms
  • Ideas are suitable for a range of year groups to introduce learning or as revision activities
  • Using a broader materials approach to support creativity & innovation in textiles
  • Celebrating traditions & creativity of textiles whilst embracing new ideas
  • Challenging perceptions & stereotypes about what textiles is & raising its profile
  • Reinvigorate teaching & create a buzz about textiles
  • 'One size fits all' schemes of learning aren’t provided but activities/projects are provided to illustrate ideas discussed

 Course Outcomes:

  • Identify how textiles fits into D&T GCSE in a way that retains its creativity & uniqueness
  • Develop knowledge for D&T GCSE core content that teachers may be less confident with
  • Develop a textiles curriculum from KS3 - 5 that embraces a broader materials approach
  • Strategies that embrace textile traditions as well as encouraging innovation & change

Course Structure :

  • 2 hour live online session plus at least 4 hrs self-directed learning activities
  • Online session introduces the main ideas and the self-directed activities enable participants to create a personalised CPD programme focused to follow at their own pace
  • Includes materials for hands-on activities during the online session
  • Includes materials to support the self-directed learning activities and a product sample for use in the classroom (while stocks last only - first come first served basis)
  • Course fee pays for one person to attend the live online session

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