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Association for Science Education Conference

We will be at the ASE conference in Nottingham on 6-9th January 2010. Please come and see us on the school science stand to find out about our new science resources on climate change and renewable energy and to pick up a set of our FREE renewable energy posters.

New CD resource - D&T GCSE

Come and visit us at Stand B46 at the Design and Technology Show, NEC, Birmingham (19-21st November). We’re launching a new CD resource Sustainability Matters in Design & Technology to support the new GCSE specifications for D&T.

Practical Action Education Officer wins D&T Association Award

The Trustees of the Design and Technology Association honoured Practical Action's D&T Education Officer, Ian Capewell, by giving him the Teacher Training Design and Technology Award. He received his award at their Excellence Awards evening on 6 March at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London.

His nomination for the award reads:

Ian was an architect and main implementer of the Sustainable Design Award. An external evaluation of the Award for the European Commission showed that not only has the SDA had a massive effect on teaching and learning it has also changed thinking in QCA, Ofsted and the exam boards. As a result of Ian's work in producing printed resources (like the Sustainability Handbook) and websites, and in developing and running courses for Continuing Professional Development and Initial Teacher Education, sustainability is now firmly on the D&T agenda.

Ian is the second member of the Practical Action education team to be honoured. Former education unit manager, Bren Hellier, received an award for Outstanding Contribution to D&T Education in 2003. More »