We have lots of interesting D&T courses coming this spring. These courses will be informative, with many offering a hands-on practical approach to supporting children in D&T lessons. Our upcoming courses include:

Primary

• Level 2 Food Safety Training – Foundation Certificate
• Level 1 Food Safety Training – Introductory Certificate
• Termly Design and Technology Support Group Workshop
• Supporting Pupils with SEND in Design and Technology in Primary School
• Planning, Progression and Assessment in Primary Design and Technology

Secondary

• Supporting Pupils with SEND in Design and Technology in Secondary School
• Secondary Design and Technology Network

Please see our D&T courses page (Course: Upcoming Design and Technology Courses (hants.gov.uk)) for a full list of upcoming courses, including further details, course overviews, and the keyword search to use when booking your place on the Learning Zone.

The primary aims of the subject network meetings are to:

• Ensure a clear understanding of the national picture and its application in local and school contexts. 
• Support effective subject leadership as appropriate to each school’s individual context. 
• Develop skills, expertise, and capacity within school subject leaders and their teams through quality strategic CPD and the sharing of good practice. 
• Deepen understanding of subject specific pedagogy and knowledge that underpins good progress and attainment for ALL pupils. 
• Facilitate school to school networking and develop strength across the system.

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Spring Design Network

Price: Sub £75 / SLA £40 / Full £90 

This termly workshop will offer a valuable opportunity for teachers to participate in practical activities and meet other teachers to share ideas and thoughts about design and technology in the classroom. Participants will gain inspiration and ideas for different starting points and projects for all year groups across the primary age range. 

Available dates:

26 February 2024 – Havant 

27 February 2024 – Alton/Petersfield 

04 March 2024 – Basingstoke 

05 March 2024 – Eastleigh and Romsey 

18 March 2024 – Fareham and Gosport

20 March 2024 – New Forest

21 March 2024 – Farnborough and Aldershot 

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Spring Tech Support

Price: Sub £145 / SLA £120 / Full £174 

Level 2 Food Safety Training - Foundation Certificate 23-24 (Webinar) – 23 January 2024

This course reinforces the importance of food safety and provides learners with an understanding of how to identify and control food safety hazards in their own workplace.

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Food Foundation

Price: Sub £160 / SLA £120 / Full £192 

Level 1 Food Safety Training - Introductory Certificate 23-24 (Webinar) – 8 February 2024 

This course will help you understand more about the importance of good food preparation. You will learn about training and cooking practices such as keeping yourself and your work area clean and hygienic, how food becomes contaminated and steps to reduce this. You will also learn how foodborne, pest and physical contamination pose serious health risks and the controls to reduce these risks. 

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Food Introductory

LAST CALL for schools interested in taking part in an exciting STEM opportunity.

A Hampshire wide initiative to engage, educate, involve, and unite young people in the challenges facing them now and in the future regarding climate change.

We will be running a series of face to face and virtual workshops to develop teachers’ knowledge and understanding around the use of materials, natural dyes and upcycling. We hope that this will enable you to set up and run a STEM project for the young people in your school around climate unity. 

The workshops will be practical in nature and will teach how to dye using vegetable and plant matter, test dyes of suitability on natural and man-made fabrics and assist in the upcycling of unwanted textiles in something new and fresh and thus avoiding landfill.

The overall aim of the project is to encourage and develop a knowledge of climate change and climate crisis throughout the key stages, focusing on the reduction of chemical dyes in fashion and the reusing and up cycling of unused or unwanted garments into new items.

We want to develop and support students’ knowledge and understanding across the DT and Science curriculum by building a shared understanding of how materials are manufactured and disposed of and the consequences to the climate of mass manufacture.

We will be working towards schools developing their own climate change groups with the end goal of developing students’ knowledge and understanding of climate change and how they can make a impact through their daily lives and choices.

We are planning to:

• Hold a series of workshops to develop teachers’ knowledge and understanding around the use of materials, natural dyes and upcycling.
• Visit schools to see your projects in action, gauging children’s responses to climate change.
• Develop resources to support climate change in D&T and Science

The project culminates in an amazing opportunity for children to showcase their work in a upcycled fashion show and a static display at The Climate Unity Conference to be held on the 14 July 2023 in Winchester.

If you would be interested in finding out more information, email emma.cooper3@hants.gov.uk before the Easter break.