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National Curriculum - Design and Technology Primary section
Design and Technology
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DfEE
National Curriculum - Design and Technology Primary section
DfEE
National Curriculum - Design and Technology Secondary section
The Virtual Technology
Classroom
Nuffield
Primary Design and Technology
Part of a larger, developing Nuffield site, these pages outline some D&T activities for children aged 5-7 and 8-11. These activities are part of a nationwide project to which you can contribute by providing feedback via the website.
Information on various design and technology topics such as packaging, electronics, food, pneumatics and mechanisms.
A subject resource for 'The Earth & Beyond' in KS2 Science, Physical Processes.
A website where schoolchildren all over the UK can contribute to the millennium celebrations.
Details of Design and Technology projects produced at the school and a section on important inventions.
Magazine site which is now orientated towards design and technology, with very good graphic and virtual video sequences.
Centre
for Accessible Environments
Buildings should be accessible to all users, including the disabled and those pushing prams. This organisation advises architects and builders on how to make them so.
University of Hertfordshire - Design
Technology
National Association of Advisors and Inspectors of Design and Technology
This highly entertaining BBC website takes you on a journey through the history of mankind's bright ideas from the Ancient Greeks and mummification, through alchemy and the printing press, to morse code and radar.
A site for teachers and pupils at Key Stage 2 about Leonardo da Vinci, developed by the Museum of Science, Boston.
A BBC website written to accompany a programme about the invention and history of radio.
A visually-stimulating site, it makes good use of virtual video clips, in particular, the pages on the 'Science of Cycling' - gears, mechanisms and the like - are worth visiting.
See in particular the section on building automata.
Cardboard mechanisms
A beautiful collection of images showing textiles from around the world, from Sumatran wedding sarongs to Turkish rugs.
This site (in French) provides short biographies of over fifty famous fashion designers from Agnes B. to Yves St Laurent. .
Designed for the Literacy Hour at Key Stage 1, this site includes two online Big Books, and the opportunity for children to respond to the books by e-mail.
Meet Willie Wonka and the Oompa Loompas in this exciting and colourful site.
The site covers puppets from Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Devoted to ll toys that are powered mechanically or that are kinetic.
Free resources including programming instructions and classroom ideas and activities for use with the Valient Roamer.
LOGO
Activities at All Souls School
A simple lesson plan to get Key Stage 1 and 2 children familiar with simple computer programming using the LOGO software.
Children can modify a production mini with both standard and fantasy features.
This site examines the auto industry.
A museum devoted to the life and influences of P.T.Barnum.
The Carousel Organisation site recreates the genuine fun of the fair
Nationwide
Funfairs & Promotions
Pictures of the arts and crafts and traditional ceremonies of the Sioux Indian tribes.
A wealth of art and craft ideas, updated weekly, with step-by-step illustrated instructions which can be downloaded together with patterns.
Christmas
Colouring Book - Doodles
A simple classroom resource, with a festive flavour, for developing IT skills and mouse control from Key Stage 1 onwards.
A very child-user-friendly site, it shows how the colours in wax crayons are made and offers ideas for activities from ages 3 to 8+.
Download the activity details and all the children have to do is follow the step-by-step instructions to make their own instrument.
All the background information you need to begin constructing your own sundials.
Children have to follow a range of instructions and, by using the pattern included, can make a felt Clanger for themselves.
A fantastic resource for the teaching of art at Key Stages 1 and 2.
Sylvie
Gallet's Fractal Gallery
This collection contains some stunning images produced with a fractal generation program.
A wealth of excellent ideas for children's cooking activities.
History of chocolate production, manufacturing and marketing.
Things to Make and Things to Cook.
Combining nutritional information with exciting games, activities and interactive stories.
Everyday
information about vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
Sponsored by the Health Education Authority, learn about the real properties of fast food and what it does to your body.
Fast
Food Facts - Interactive Food Finder
An interactive database that gives the nutritional values of different foods.
Food and nutrition information for consumers, design and technology students and teachers.
Resources to Support Food Technology
Professional Organisations | Government departments/Agencies | Research establishments | Food Organisations | Chilled dessert manufacturers | Ethnic Food Manufacturing | Packaging | Health and Safety | Food Hygiene Resources | General Resources | New Developments | Publications | The Use of ICT | ICT Training | Systems and Control | Company/retailer web sites | Managing Food Technology | Careers/Courses | Financial statistics |
The information about Resources to Support Food Technology was compiled by Christine Masson - Food Technology Consultant.You can e-mail Christine at christine@greentrees.demon.co.uk if you have any comments or would like to know more about her work with schools in teaching food technology.
DATA
www.data.org.uk
NAAIDT
www.naaldt.org.uk
Government departments/Agencies
Office of National
Statistics 1, Drummond Gate, London SW 1 V 2QQ e.mail
info@ons.gov.uk
Department
of Trade and Industry 1 Victoria Street, London SW 1 H OET www.dti.gov.uk
Industrial Relations Directorate Tel.0207 215 5753
MAFF Whitehall
Place London SWIA 2HH Public enquiries 01645 335577 currently responsible
for safety and quality of food. This responsibility will be passed to the
Food Standards Agency when it is set up.
www.maff.gov.uk
CBI
www.cbi.org.uk
National
Opportunities Fund www.nof.org.uk
DFEE
www.dfee.gov.uk
QCA
www.qca.org.uk
NGFL
www.ngfl.gov.uk - links to
TTA,OFSTED,BECTA,QCA
Bradford NGFL
www.ngfl.ac.uk
Proctor Department
of Food Science
www.food.leeds.ac.uk
The University of Lincolnshire and Humberside.
International Centre for Baking Technology . University of South Bank
Leatherhead
Food Research Association -
www.lfra.co.uk/lfra
Campden and Chorley,wood Research Association, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6LD Tel 01386 842000 www.campden.co.uk They have a number of publications relating to the technology of processes and processing food which can be viewed on their web site. There is also including a version of their prohibitively expensive (for schools)'New Foods CD Rom which will allow trial searches free of charge on www.newfoods.com
Central Science Laboratory incorporating the Institute of food Research and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to be consolidated on the York site by September 2000.
Sand Hutton,
York, Y04 1LZ Tel. 0 1904 462000 e-mall
science@csl.gov.uk
Zenith International Ltd 7, Kingsmead Square, Bath BA1 2AB Tel. 0 1225 422050
Canadean 12 Farday Court, Rankine Rd, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8PF Tel. 0 1256 818660
Food and Drink
Federation 6, Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JJ Tel. 0207 836 2460
www.foodanddrinknto.org.uk
The Federation
of Bakers, 6, Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JW Tel. 0207 379 0542
www.bakersfederation.org.uk
The National
Association of Master Bakers 21 Baldock Street, Ware, Herts SG 12 9DH Tel.
09120 461632
Biscuit, Cakes,
Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance 37- 41 Bedford Road London WCIR 4JH
Tel. 0171 404 9111 . They have a series of very good videos which illustrate
all aspects of production.
http://www.bccca.org.uk
Seafish
www.seafish.co.uk Tel.01482 327837
or a resource site for teachers at
www.seafish.co.uk/education
British Dairy
Industry NTO 19,Cornwall Terrace, London NW 1 4QP Tel.0 1 71 486 7244
Bakery Training
Council, Dovecote Barn, South Raxall, Bridford Upon Axon Wiltsliire BA15
2SE, Tel 01225 864500
Food and Drink
Federation 6, Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JW Tel. 0171 836 2460
www.foodanddrinknto.org.uk
The Federation
of Bakers 6, Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JW Tel. 0171 379 0542
www.bakersfederation.org.uk
Meat Training Council PO Box 141. Winterhill House. Snowden Drive, MiltonKeynes MK6 IYY Tel. 01908 231062
Meat Training
Council PO Box 141, Winterhill House. Snowden Drive, Milton Keynes MK6 1YY
Tel. 01908 231062
The Meat and
Livestock Commission has a range of Educational materials including software:
The Fast Food Diner (for Risc OS 3 only) and distributes its educational
materials on a video magazine - The Meat messenger changing the The Meat
Video Magazine. It is full of useful ideas and support. Get on the database
for copies. PO Box 44, Winterhill House, Snowden Drive, Milton Keynes, MK6
1AX also a new educational website
www.bmesonline.org.uk
The British
Nutrition Foundation High Holborn House, 52-54 High Holborn London WC 1V
6RQ Tel. 0207 404 6504 Has a lot of information on the properties of food
ingredients. www.nutrition.org.uk
and The Food a Fact of Life series including Energy and Nutrients and Food
Technology. Eat Meter is a software package which is part of unit two but
can be purchased separately. Also a new interactive CD-Rom with links to
the internet.
The Food
Foundation has a website directory to provide teachers with easy access to
information about food and drink.
http://www.fooddirectory.co.uk
Food Additives and Ingredients Association (a full list of all food associations and addresses can be obtained from the Food and Drink Federation.) www.faia.org.uk
British Soft Drinks Association 20-22 Stukeley Street London WC2B 5LR has a number of' briefing papers on all aspects of its products and ingredients. www.britishsoftdrinks.com. There is also an educational packaging pack intended for KS3 which is accessible from the general web site or at www.liquidsmeanlife.org.uk
Food Ingredients
on the Intemet www.fioti.com e.mail
info@fioti.com
Technopole
technopole@humber.ac.uk
www.humber.ac.uk/technopole
Centre for
Food Policy Thames University
Institute for
Food Science and Technology
www.ifst.org.uk
National Food
Alliance
nationalfoodalliance@compuserve.com
94,White Lion Street, London N1 9PF Tel. 0207 837 1228 Contact Jeannette
Longfield
Marlow Foods
produce Quorn products. www.quorn.com They produced a resource for Food
Technology teachers and now a new networkable CD-Rom - The Quorn Fact File
-provides information and suggested classroom activities for several interlinked
curriculum areas. £12.99 for one copy . More details from the Quorn
Education service, PO Box 361, Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 4YE Tel. 01642 568568
or info@quorn.com
Pizza Express
has an education service. Unit 6, MCKay Trading Estate, Kensal Rd, London
W10 5BN www.pizzaexpress.co.uk
Teaching Technology
Through Packaging. 5 subject booklets including Food and Textiles and an
examination Syllabus Analysis booklet. £5.95 From The Packaging Education
Programme, Ciconi Ltd, Airfield Industrial Estate, Warboys, Cambs PE17 2SH
From a Tree
to a Carton - Tetra Pak. A very young presentation style but does show clearly
how cartons are made.Available free of charge from Tetra Pak, Environinent
Affairs Department, 1, Longwalk Rd. Stockley Park.Uxbridge. Middlesex UB
11 1DL Tel. 01895 868012 Contact Gail Gunn.
Channel 4 Schools
produced a very good pack on the subject including a very good video illustrating
developments in packaging. From The Educational Television Company Ltd PO
Box 100, Warwick CV34 6TZ.Tel 01926 433333
INCPEN The
Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment. Tenterden House, 3 Tenterden
Street London W1R 9AH Tel. 0207 409 0949
www.incpen.org/pep
British Plastics
Federation, 6, Bath Place, Rivington Street, London EC2A 3JE Tel. 0 207 457
50000
Steel Can Recycling
Information Bureau, 69 Monmouth St, London WC2H 9DG
Alliance for
Beverage Cartons and the Environment, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2PX
Tel 0191 232 0225
Aluminium Can
Recycling Association i-Mex House, 52 Blucher St, Birmingham B1 1QU
British Glass,
Northumberland Rd., Sheffield S10 2UA Tel. 0114 2686201
Finding out
- About Packaging and About Managing Waste both from Hobsons Publishing
ISBN 1 85324 738 3 also has a long list of other contacts.
Packaging Designer
is a software package that can be downloaded from the D&T Online site
or bought from DATA for £15.00.
Food Safety
Act 1990 HMSO
A Guide to
the General Food hygiene Regulations 1995 Food Safety. Department of Health
Assured Safe
Catering HMSO ISBN 0 11 321688
Food Safely,
Advisory Centre. Foodline 14.Soho Square London WIV 5FB Tel. 0800 282407
Publication-Food Safety.Questions and Answers.Essentials of Health and Safety.
Recipe for Safety
Managing Risk
Assessment a 10 minute video on food safety, and risk assessment. £15
From Ridgwell Press Ltd, Tel 01795 427 614
Food and Drink
Federation Food Link
Food Safety
Advisory Centre Foodline 14, Soho Square London W1V 5FB Tel. 0800 282407
Publications - Food Safety - Questions and Answers
Essentials of Health and Safety
Recipe for Safety
Hygiene for
Management. Richard A. Sprenger. Highfield Publications, "Vue Point" Spinney
Hill, Sprotborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN5 7LY Tel. 01302 850007
They also have a catalogue of food hygiene resources all at heavily discounted
prices for schools.
Aliens in our
food - a new resource from the HEA funded by the European Commission that
will be sent free to every secondary school in the UK. It consists of a CD-Rom
and a support pack. Contact the HEA, Trvelyan House, 30, Great Peter Street,
London SW1P 2HW if you do not receive yours.
Interactive
Basic Food Hygiene CD Rom which allows the student to achieve the certificate
from Creative Learning Solutions Tel.01626 836884
From Birchfield
Consultancy Ltd Tel. 01222 568 561 Interactive Food Hygiene Trainer, Interactive
HACCP trainer, Interactive Food and Nutrient Analyser
Product Development
Guide for the Food Industry. New Food product launches - facts and figures
for 1997 Campden and Chorleywood Research Association, Chipping Campden
Gloucestershire GL55 6LD Tel. 01386 842000 available from Ridgwell
Press Ltd. Educational Distribution Service, Unit 2, Drywall estate,
Sittingboune, Kent, MEIO 3RL Tel. 01795 427614
www.ridgwellpress.co.uk
Food and Drink
- Good Manufacturing Practice: A Guide to its Responsible Management from
Institute of Food Science and Technology, 5, Cambridge Court, 210
Shepherd’s Bush Rd, London W6 7NL Tel. 0207 603 6316
Industry
Information Pack for GNVQ Manufacturing, containing industry specific information
on the Food and Drink Industry. FEDA Helpline 0207 962 1066
The Science
and Technology of Foods by Keith Proudlove from Forbes Publications, Abbott
House, 1-2 hanover Street London W1R 9WB Tel. 0207 495 79166
Understanding
Food Additives. Chemical Industry, Education Centre, University of York.
ISBN 1 85342 571 0
Understanding
Ingredients Anne Barnett. Heinemann.
Food Technology
in Practice gives insights into food product development and manufacture.
Available from DATA £8 (£12 non members)
The Food Story
- a video about the design, development and manufacturing process for a new
food. £30.55 from NATHE
The Meat in
Your Sandwich - a video about the large scale manufacture of sandwiches.
From the Meat and Livestock Commission.
BBC Education
for materials to support programmes. See Bitesize for student revision materials
for GCSE Food courses -
www.bbc.co.uk/education
Channel 4 videos
for the Technology Design and Make it Series can be bought if you missed
the transmission . £17.99 from Channel 4 Schools, PO Box 100, Warwick
CV34 6TZ Tel. 01926 436444 more details on
http://learning.channel4.com/netnotes
Make a Packet
- a new teaching resource about commercial biscuit manufacture. Free from
Rapport Learning, Abbott House, 1-2 Hanover Street, London WIR 9WB Tel 0171
495 7845
The Popcorn
Package is designed to support work at KS3 and aims to provide an insight
into real-life business situations focusing on the development of a new snack
product. It is available free from Countrywide Communications (London) Ltd,
Bowater House East, 68, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LH
'Serving the World' is an education pack based on Manchester Airport providing valuable information about airport and in-flight catering. Available at £12.99 from PO Box 80, Wetherby LS23 7EQ
The Wave Machine
is a new publication from the Microwave Association for £4.99. 3, Popham
Gardens, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4LJ
'Serving the
World' is an education pack based on Manchester Airport providing valuable
information about airport and in-flight catering. Available at £12.99
from PO Box 80, Wetherby LS23 7EQ
The Wave machine
is a new publication from the Microwave Association for £4.99. 3, Popham
Gardens, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4LJ
Classroom packs
of modified starches can be obtained for the cost of pastage and packing
(£3) from Pentaxion Ltd, 180, New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 2TE Tel. 0191 232 6189 Email:
starch@pentaxion.force9.co.uk
They are intended to accompany the starch investigations in the new M&S
Science and Technology publication available from the same address at the
discounted price of £20. It will be particularly useful for the new
'A' level syllabus.
The Compendium
of Essential Design and Technology Standards for Schools and Collages £25
from the BSI would make a useful Faculty resource to help students compile
specifications for a wide range of products including food products. From
BSI Customer Services Tel. 0208 996 9001 or for faxed information 0208 268
3436 or at
www.bsi.org.uk/education
DATA guide
to Design and Technology resources - Secondary £5 / £7.50 non members
Modern
Biotechnology. Foodfuture
www.foodfuture.org.uk
Genetic modification and food from the Food Sense series. Free of charge from Admail 6000 London SW1A 2XX
There is also a list other references. Food Sense has a number of other leaflets on food aspects including organic food, labelling and additives.
Labour Market
Trends. Office for National Statistics
www.ons.gov.uk
Labour Force Survey. Durham University, Tel. 0 191 3742468
DTI Employment
Relations Directorate,. www.dti.gov.uk/cmar
Food Marketing
and Manufacturing published monthly. Yardell Publishing Ltd. 8, Vermont Place.
Tongwell, Milton Keynes N1KI5 8JA e.mail
food@vardell-publishing.co.uk
Tel 01908 613323 provides and views on the industry, and articles about new
trends/products/processes and developments in the industry
The Food Magazine
- published by the Food Commission quarterly. 94, White Lion St, London N1
9PF Tel. 0171 837 2250 provides independently research information on the
food we eat.
The Food Industry
News. published monthly on subscription provides information about issues.
developments and manufacturers in the industry.
www.btintemet.com/~food.news
The Grocer
Food and Drink Directory ISBN 0 901595 66 7 lists manufacturers. suppliers
ind producers by product, large and small. Would help centres locate
manufacturing in the area, particularly relating to scales of production.
Food Trades
Directory of the UK and Europe. Vol. 1 -UK Vol. 2 -Europe. ISBN 0 7079 69956
Published by Newman Books Tel. 0 1 71 973 6402
The UK Food
and Drink Industry - a sector by sector economic and statistical analysis.
ISBN 1 900017 00 8 Also Food and Drink Statistics 1998 ISBN 1900017 05 9
Euro PA &
Associates. 1 1, Church St, Northborough Cambs. PE6 9BN
www.euro-pa.co.uk.
The Food Standards
Agency - A Force for Change. ISBN 0 10 138302-9 HMSO
Tel. 0 1 71 873 9090 Sets out the Agencies role in food safety. Contains a summary of legislation affecting food also of' activities of Advisory Committees related to food.
Technology Timetable from BBC 2 Time 0200-0400
Spring 2000
Tuesday 7 March Techno Designing your Future Teaching Today ICT
Wednesday 8 March The IT collection
Thursday 9 March Technology Starters
The use of ICT in Food Technology
Information Technology in Design and Technology - spreadsheets, databases, drawing packages,desk top publishing.
From DATA Enhancing
Design and Technology, Through the use of IT. NAAIDT
It is advisable to view software before purchase. Most firms have a free view period or demonstration version.
The Food Technology
and GNVQ Manufacturing. CD-ROMS. Quaternary, Education 0 1 2 83 716400. These
now have live web links from screen information.
SCETNet series
for KS4 onwards.
http://www.ltscotland.com/about.asp
Food Technology includes downloaded web sites for guided access. £25
single user. £275 network
TheInteractive
Basic Food Hygiene CD Rom which allows the student to achieve the certificate
from Creative Learning Solutions Tel.0 1626 836884
TheFrom Birchfield
Consultancy Ltd Tel. 01222 568 561 Interactive Food Hygiene Trainer, Interactive
HACCP trainer, Interactive Food and Nutrient Analyser
Cuisine for
Pc or Mac from Economatics Tel. 0 1 14 281 331 1
www.economatics.co.uk
TheThe Food
Programme. From LETTS Tel. 0 1 81 850 0400
TheNutrients
for the PC Hampshire Microtechnology Centre Tel. 0 1329 5191 1 1
The Foods You
Eat has useful extension information for a more advanced level but also suitable
to run at a basic level; £25 direct from Dr D. Bender 49, Draycott Avenue,
Kenton, Mddx HA3 0BL
www.biochem.ucl.ac.uk/~dab/dab.html
Food for a
Pc version 4 from Linnet Software very simple to use; similar functions to
the Hampshire programme. £20 approx. see website for details
www.lynx-linnet.com
From Ridgwell
Press Tel. 01795 437 323 Fax 01795 474 871: Food in Focus for nutrition analysis.
Will also produce a product label. Single user £75 Site licence £250:
both + VAT
www.ridgwellpress.co.uk
and ICT and Food Technology - £50 - a ring binder of ideas and examples.
with CD of TESCO's price list of ingredients.
The HACCP from
Economatics
Survey, for
questionnaires and datahandling from SPA Tel. 01684 833700
www.spasoft.co.uk
Using the Internet
in Schools (teacher) Introducing the Internet (pupil) £3 each (less
for multiple copies) From DATA
NATHE are launching a new web site for Food Technology and a virtual reality CD-Rom Pie in the Sky in 2000 www.foodtech.org.uk
www.foodforum.org.uk - an educational site developed by Ali Farrell
Schools should
have received a CD ROM from the TTA entitles ICT - Identification of Your
Training Needs to enable them to assess their requirements for NOF funded
training. A list of approved trainers for D&T is posted on the DATA website.
Remote datalogging equipment with sensors for temperature, PH, light
Ecolog from
Data Harvest Tel. 0 1525 373666
www.data-harvest.co.uk
Discovery from Economatics Tel. 01 14 281 3311 www.economatics.co.uk/education
accompanied by a Food Technology project pack on making a soft cheese product.
Also available separately from Economatics, the Armfield equipment:
Contact Plate Freezer
Cheese Vat
Pasteuriser
Digital cameras
A range of cameras are available on the market. Those which store the images on an ordinary floppy, disc are particularly useful for managing the classroom situation.
Many companies now have a web site which give information about the company and also career opportunities.
Asda
www.asda.co.uk
Cadbury
www.cadbury.co.uk
Sainsburys
www.sainsburys.co.uk
Tesco
www.tesco.co.uk
Safeway
www.safeway.co.uk
Nestle
www. nestle.com
Northern Foods
www.northern-foods.co.uk
M&S
www.marks-and-spencer.co.uk
If you know the first letter of the company you wish to locate then this list will display a comprehensive list of companies. Ignore the password.
Foods from
around the world
http://www.tapin.co.uk/profile.htm
Characteristics
of Good Practice in Food Technology. OFSTED
Managing Risk
Assessment - a 10 minute video on food safety and risk assessment. £15.00
from Ridgwell Press Ltd. Tel 01795 427 614
Risk Assessment
in Secondary School Design and Technology Teaching Environments. DATA
Managing Health and Safety
in Food and Textiles in Schools NAAIDT
Safety in Technology - Food
and Textiles. NATHE
Promoting
Achievement through assessment. DATA Assessment Handbook
Assessment
of Design and Technology at KS3. Food Technology. Textiles Technology. Resistant
Materials Technology. Royal County of Berkshire. From NAAIDT
KS3 Assessment
Resources - Food and Textiles and Product Design. Stanley Thomas
The Design
and Technology Secondary Head of department Handbook. DATA
D&T Online
www.dtonline.org.uk
Institute for
Food Science and Technology
www.easynet.co.uk/ifst
National Food
Alliance Email :
nationalfoodalliance@compuserve.com
94, White Lion Street, London N1 9PF Tel. 0171 837 1228 Contact Jeannette
Longfield
DATA guide
to Design and Technology resources- Secondary £5 / £7.50 non members
Most of the large food companies produce graduate careers brochures which illustrate the reange of careers in the industry with case studies. Try Northern Foods, Nestle, Unigate, Unilever, United Biscuits. M&S and the Supermarket chains amongst others.
Some companies have developed their own tailor made recruitment and training packages combining work with distance learning/ sponsored degrees / Modem Apprenticeship schemes.
The BNF is
developing a section on careers in the food industry on its web site.
www.nutrition.org.uk
£40 billion on a plate video and Careers in the Food Industry booklet available from the Food and Drink lndustry 'l'el. 0171 836 2460
The GTI Careers
Journals - Food and Drink Industry. Tel.01491 826262 or in libraries.
ECCTIS Course
Discoverer. ECCTIS 2000 Ltd
www.ecctis.co.uk Tel. 01242 252627
Hobsons
www.hobsons.com and
www.get.hobsons.com
www.student-world.co.uk
gives information on every university and courses in the country
Modus - the
journal of the Association of Teachers of HE and Technology also publishes
an annual guide to College Courses. Tel.0171 387 7230
NCVQ (now QCA
) GNVQ - qualified to work. Case studies of progression to employment from
GNVQ areas. Tel. 0181867 3333,
www.open.gov.uk/qca/
National Training
Organisations National Council 10,Meadowcroft, Amos Road, Sheffield S9 1BX
Tel 0114 2619926 has a list of all the NTOs.
Company annual report, available in public libraries, provide useful information on profit, loss, turnover etc and also the state of markets and market trends and developments.
If you know the first letter of the company you wish to locate then this list will display a comprehensive list of companies. Ignore the password.
Organisations | Books | Packaging | Software | Videos | Suppliers | New Materials | Research | Managing Technology
The following list of resources ahs been compiled by Christine Masson, Education Consultant. They are not yet comprehensive; but will be kept up to date on www.ngfl.ac.uk as I find/think of more resources. Please get in touch on 01274 495139 or e.mail christine@greentrees.demon.co.uk if you can help to add any more to the list.
DATA www.data.org.uk
Confederation of British Wool Textiles Merrydale House, Roydsdale Way, Bradford BD4 6SB e.mail cbwt@legend.co.uk
British Interior Textile Association, Reedham House, 31, King St West, Manchester M3 2PF
British Textile Technology Group, Wira House, West Park Rd, Leeds LS16 6QL Tel 0113 259 1999 www.bttg.co.uk
The British Fashion Council, British Apparel and Textile Confederation www.batc.co.uk and British Clothing Industry Association are all at the same address: 5, Portland Place, London W1N 3AA
The Textile Institute, 10, Blackfriars St, Manchester, M3 5DR www.texi.org.uk
University of Leeds Department of Textile Industries is at the cutting edge of material and process development research.
CapitB 80, Richardshaw Lane, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 6BN Tel. 0113 239 3355 www.careers-in-clothing.co.uk offers helpful insights into career opportunities associated with modern manufacturing practices.Under teaching textiles and design they have a useful database of industry contacts and what support they are prepared to offer. Also details of an educational resources pack to support D&T . Some of it can be freely downloaded.
Nadcat ( Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Clothing and Textiles Association Ltd ) Ashfield Business Centre, The Idlewells, Sutton in Ashfield, Notts NG17 1BP have a useful schools pack Textile Tricks contact Jayn Sterland Tel. 01623 440612. They also have a series of posters on new materials. £12
Dupont www.dupont.com
Computer Textiles Design group (£25 membership, includes magazine, meetings, and training opportunities) Dee Chester, 12, Le Brun Rd Eastbourne, BN21 2HZ
Many publishers have books with specific textile copies;
Stanley Thornes Design and Make it - Textiles Technology
Causeway Press - Tel. 01695 576048 Textiles Technology
Collins - 0181 741 7070
Ridgwell Press - Tel.01795 427614 A-Z of Textile Technology, Skills in Designing and Making Ties also new ICT and Textiles Technology £52.50 incl p&p www.ridgwellpress.co.uk
Heinemann Examining textiles Technology, Skills in Textiles Technology also a new series: Fibre to fabric, Fabric Types, Dyes and Decoration, Design, Cut and Shape, Fashion, The Clothing Industry- each £10.99 Set of all six £62.64
Cambridge -Design and Technology -Textiles and Textiles and Technology
Hodder and Stoughton RCA Schools Technology Project for KS3 and Routes for KS4 also Art and Design Textiles
Nuffield KS3 series and KS4
A&C Black The Textile Design Book, Understanding and Creating patterns using texture, shape and colour
West Publishing Company (American Publication )ISBN 0 314 90471 9 Textile Science (nothing else like it!!!)
Understanding Industrial Practices in Textile Technology Lesley Cresswell Zig Zag PO Box 24113 London SW18 5WT
Technology of Textile Products Marjorie Taylor £16.50 ISBN 0 901762 82 2 Forbes Publications Abbott House 1-2 Hanover St, London W1 R 9WB Tel 0171 495 7945
The Association for Science Education tel. 01707 267411 Developing Textile Products
NEAB Textiles 12, Harter St, Manchester M1 6HL Technology and Designing with Textiles:The way forward.
CAPITB Plc Clothing Technology £31.95 Publications Dept. 80, Richardshaw Lane, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 6BN
NATHE have several resources Tel. 0171 3871441
The Inside Story -Textiles
Structures in Textiles
Assignments in Food and Textiles
Computer Aided Textiles
Learning Futures Textiles
RCS Schools Technology Project Tel. 0171 584 2391 Choosing and Using CAD/CAM Sewing Machines. Maggie and Clive Grey
Butterick - I'll Teach Myself resources are a very useful way for teaching basic skills and techniques in a fun way. Linda MacDonald, New Havant Lane, Hants PO9 2ND Tel. 01705 486221
Sewing with Butterick/Vogue - A KS3 teaching pack which helps to develop pupils' skills with a sewing machine. 3 modules which progress each module costs £19.95 and includes 2 patterns. Tel. 023 9248 6221 e.mail homesewin@aol.com
Also Textile Technology Teaching Pack a lesson planner by Jenny Drake for Year 7/8/9 Tel. 023 9248 6221 e.mail homesewing@aol.com
The IBEC Trust published 3 large folders of material detailing the technology and processes of the clothing and textile industry with an industrial dimension. It relates it to classroom practice and includes video material. The folders are
· Materials
· Product Development
· Industrial Applications
Large quantities of these were distributed,through EBPs. They are not now available. Try asking around.
Heat Transfer Paper for transferring computer designs on to fabric. The cheapest source we have found from Action/ Simnett computer suppliers £8.95 for pack of 10 Tel.0800 746638. Fax 0800 525 232
Eddings UK Ltd.Merlin Centre Acrewood Way St. Albans Herts. AL40 0JY Tel. 01727 846688 have a wide range of Fabric paints,crayons etc.
BBC Education for materials to support programmes. See Bitesize for student revision materials for GCSE Food courses. www.bbc.co.uk/education
Channel 4 videos for the Technology Design and Make it Series can be bought if you missed the transmission . £17.99 from Channel 4 Schools, PO Box 100, Warwick CV34 6TZ Tel. 01926 436444 more details on http://learning.channel4.com/netnotes
The Compendium of Essential Design and Technology Standards for Schools and Colleges £25 from the BSI would make a useful Faculty resource to help students compile specifications for a wide range of products including food products. From BSI Customer Services Tel. 0208 996 9001 or for faxed information 0208 268 3436 or at www.bsi.org.uk/education
Teaching Technology Through Packaging. 5 subject booklets including Food and Textiles and an examination Syllabus Analysis booklet. £5.95 From The Packaging Education Programme, Ciconi Ltd. Airfield Industrial Estate, Warboys, Cambs PE17 2SH
From a Tree to a Carton - Tetra Pak. A very young presentation style but does show clearly how cartons are made.
Channel 4 Schools produced a very good pack on the subject including a very good video illustrating developments in packaging. From The Educational Television Company Ltd PO Box 100, Warwick CV34 6TZ. Tel. 01926 433333
INCPEN The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment. Tenterden House, 3 Tenterden Street London W1R 9AH Tel. 0207 409 0949 www.incpen.org/pep
British Plastics Federation, 6, Bath Place, Rivington Street, London EC2A 3JE Tel. 0207 457 5000
Steel Can Recycling Information Bureau, 69, Monmouth St, London WC2H 9DG
Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, 24-28, Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2PX Tel. 0209 232 0225
Aluminium Can Recycling Association I-Mex House, 52, Blucher St, Birmingham B1 1QU
British Glass Northumberland Rd, Sheffield S10 2UA Tel. 0114 2686201
Finding out - About Packaging and About Managing Waste both from Hobsons Publishing
ISBN 1 85324 738 3 also has a long list of other contacts.
Packaging Designer is a software package that can be downloaded from the D&T Online site or bought from DATA for £15
Most of the software is for designing. CAM equipment, apart from computer sewing machines, is commercial and very expensive.
Quaternary Education Tel. 01283 716400 CD Rom GCSE Understanding D&T Textiles now has live web connections from screen information. Textiles Database allows searches for material properties and is extracted from the main CD and costs £16.50 + VAT
Economatics Tel. 0114 281 3311 e.mail education@economatics.co.uk a new ICTextile CD -Rom with information on product design and development based on an industry case study.
Staples Office suppliers!! Two CDs each at £2.99 Tessel Mania and Clip Art for creating designs
EDIT 01274 751232 Textile Design for use with Apple Macs or with Claris on PCs £25 E-mail edit@edit.ngfl.ac.uk
Techsoft 's 2D Design software £195 +VAT, site licence £495 + VAT can be used for designing and then downloaded to Roland Stikas and Plotter cutters for making vinyl designs and stencils for transferring designs. Tel. 01824 780318 e.mail@techsoft.co.uk
Garment Styler and Stitch Painter from:
Hazel Credland, 01892 669030 or Gillian Lamb 01483 476356
Fittingly Sew - Computer Aided Pattern Drafting from Cilla Mann PO Box 18, Chester. CH2 4WT Tel. 01244 303050 e.mail cilla.mann@msn.com
Micrographx Designer from Trevor Woolley/Steven Woolley at Eastman Machine Co. Holmewood Industrial Estate, Holmewood, Derby S42 5SA Tel. 01246 851576
CAD/CAM for weaving design and weaving from Emmerich (Berlon) Ltd Wotton Rd, Ashford, Kent TN23 6JY Tel. 01233 622684 The designs can be downloaded directly into a computer controlled loom.
Generic Paint/Drawing packages can be used for designing with varying degrees of flexibility and combined with the Stencilling heat pen from Fashion 'n' Foil Magic, PO Box 3746 London N2 9DE
Tel. 0208 444 1992 to cut stencils from OHT acetate sheets.
Data Harvest's Ecolog datalogging equipment can be used for testing fabrics.using light and temperature sensors Tel. 01525 851638 e.mail sales@data-harvest.co.uk also similar functions from
Economatics Smart Box and sensors Tel. 0114 281 3311 e.mail education @economatics.co.uk.
SCETNet CDRom The Art and Design contains case studies of work from young designers, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen etc 74,Victoria Crescent Rd Glasgow G12 9JN Tel. 0141 337 5000 http://www.ltscotland.com/about.asp around £25 single user. £275 network.
Smith and Smith 93, Sumatra Rd, London, NW6 1PT Tel.0207 435 3749 Coats Viyella Talent and Technology £21 (excellent for industrial practice )
CCTA Enterprises 01554 759165 Computer Aided Design for the Textile Industry ( for Fabrics )
Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd 01473 822235 hires out and sells videos. Has several useful ones for textiles.
Empress Mills Ltd has a mail order service for a wide range of threads, including metallic threads, at cost effective prices. For catalogue Hollin Hall Mill, Trawden, Colne, Lancs BB8 8SS Tel.01282 863181
Whaleys supplies a wide range of fabrics and some other textile resources. For catalogue Harris Court, Great Horton, Bradford, W Yorks. BD7 4EQ Tel. 01274 576718 e.mail. whaleys@btinternet.com
New materials Internet sites for geo and bio-textiles
www.nonwovens.leeds.ac.uk/NRG-Research.htm
www.fiberarchitects.com/biomedical
www.spec-net.com.au/maccaferri/geotext.htm
www.homepages.uel.ac.uk/S.F.Tandy/fabric.html lots of different fabric names and fibre definitions
High Visibility Fabrics Contact 3M Safety Products 0161 237 6151
Companies specialising in researching new products and trends
www.wsg.com (Worth Style Global Network)
Risk Assessment in Secondary School Design and Technology Teaching Environments. DATA www.data.org.uk
Managing Health and Safety in Food and Textiles in Schools NAAIDT www.naaldt.org.uk
Health and Safety Training Standards in Design and Technology covers all material areas. From DATA £12 for members £18 non-members
Promoting Achievement through Assessment. DATA Assessment Handbook.
Assessment of Design and Technology at KS3. Food Technology, Textiles Technology, Resistant Materials Technology. Royal County of Berkshire. From NAAIDT
KS3 Assessment Resources - Food and Textiles and Product Design. Stanley Thornes
The Design and Technology Secondary Head of Department Handbook. DATA
DATA guide to Design and Technology resources- Secondary £5 / £7.50 non members
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