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Design and Technology: one-year routes (D&T, Engineering, Food)
Design and Technology:
Welcome to your course of study at the SHU Centre for Design and Technology Education
During your time at Sheffield Hallam University, you will be studying Design and Technology Education on either of the following routes, leading to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in Design and Technology. These are:
1 Year PGCE in Secondary Design and Technology
1 Year PGCE in Secondary Design and Technology (Food)
We are very much looking forward to working with you and this document contains some suggestions about how you might prepare yourself for the course before the official start in September.
First, for some general preparation for learning to teach Design and Technology we would like to recommend some reading relevant to teaching the subject in schools, and the development of design and technology as a subject over the past 20 years. The following books provide a good introduction to some of the traditional and contemporary issues and debates. They are intended as a general broad introduction and on the course you will also be encouraged to read texts more focused in your area of study, however it is important to stress that we see the course very much as a ‘Design and Technology’ experience.
Design and Technology is a constantly evolving subject and it is important to understand where we have come from and where we are heading to. We have a thriving community of teachers and we advise you to spend some time looking at the Design and Technology Association website and video channel for ideas and inspiration.
Key Preparations/Readings
National Curriculum for Design and Technology
OfSTED (2011) – Meeting Technological Challenges
Reading List:
Note: these books will be available from the library once you are enrolled on the course.
Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary school 3rd Edition; Owen-Jackson, G (Editor); Routledge Falmer ((2015) )
Debates in Design and Technology Education; Owen-Jackson, G (Editor); Routledge (2013)
A Practical Guide to Teaching Design and Technology in the Secondary school; Owen-Jackson, G (Editor); Routledge Falmer (2007)
Design & Technology – for the next generation; Barlex, D (Editor); Cliff & Company (2007)
Design Education: A Vision for the Future Baynes, K. and Norman, E. (Eds) (2013) Loughborough Design Press.
The Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution, Timothy Taylor (2010) – published by Palgrave Macmillan.
The Nature and Art of Workmanship; Pye, D; The Herbert Press (1995)
The Craftsman, Richard Sennet (2008) published by Allen Lane
Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, Chris Anderson (2012) – published by Cornerstone Digital
Fox and Cameron’s Food Science, Nutrition and Health (7th ed) M.E.J.Lean (2006) Hodder Arnold.
On Food And Cooking: The Science And Lore Of The Kitchen Harold McGee (2004) Scribner
Nutrition made incredibly easy Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins (2011) Wolters Kluwer
The Science of Food: Introduction to Food Science, Nutrition and Microbiology 1996 P.M.Gaman & K.B. Sherrington. Routledge
Link to subject association website (if appropriate):
https://www.data.org.uk/for-education/secondary/
Design and Technology Association Video Channel – http://tv.data.org.uk/
https://www.educationforengineering.org.uk/about/default.htm
http://foodteacherscentre.co.uk/
http://www.nutrition.org.uk/foodinschools.html
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/
Curriculum and/or Key Specifications:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-design-and-technology-programmes-of-study – The Design and Technology National Curriculum
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/design-and-technology – AQA D&T Specifications GCSE and A Level
http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/subjects/design-and-technology.html – Pearson – Edexcel Qualifications – GCSE, A Level and BTEC
Interesting blogs to follow
David Barlex and Torben Steeg’s Blog – https://dandtfordandt.wordpress.com/author/tsteeg/this Blog gives an interesting insight into current D&T developments and discussions
Julie Boyd’s Blog and textiles site- http://www.julieboyd.co.uk/blog-for-dt-teachers/ – a useful general D&T blog from a textiles specialist.
Preliminary Subject Knowledge Audit:
After reading through the curriculum and key specifications above, identify the following:
- 3 key areas in which you feel confident / have substantial experience.
- 3 key areas where you feel less confident / lack experience in.
In order to keep up to date with developments in education we recommend that you read the TES (Times Educational Supplement- www.tes.co.uk) and the Guardian Education supplement (www.theguardian.com/education). We also recommend that you regularly read a broadsheet newspaper.
You will be required to complete a more detailed subject knowledge audit at the start of your course.