CPD in Design and Technology Education
Part-time
This course is subject to reapproval
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Teacher education
Related subjects • Art and design • Education studies
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Our Digital Design Centre can print medium to large format high quality outputs on a range of different media. The laboratories have software supporting 2D and 3D engineering and creative design applications. Find out more.
One of the most valuable resources available for you to access is our highly experienced technical support team. Find out how they can help support your development.
We offer award-bearing/accredited continuing professional development and in-service training (INSET) in design and technology education.
We are a regional support centre for the Digital Design and Technology (DDT) initiative in Yorkshire and Humberside. DDT is a national initiative, funded through the Design and Technology Association with the aim of supporting the integration of new digital technologies into school-based design and technology and engineering curricula.
Exploring the convergence of emerging digital technologies, this programme of meetings and workshops is designed to support teachers in developing innovative, high quality strategies and approaches to teaching and learning in the area of digital design and technology.
Adopting aspects of the STEM philosophy with its emphasis on the integration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, you focus on how CADCAM, electronics and communications technology (ECT) and other digital technologies can enable pupils to explore the STEM subjects through practical application.
We also offer you the opportunity to study for an in-service postgraduate qualification to masters level through our MA in Design and Technology Education.
The INSET courses are designed to enable teachers to update their personal capability in design and technology and explore new teaching, learning and assessment strategies.
Related courses
- PGCE Engineering (Full-time)
- PGCE Secondary Design and Technology (Textiles) (Full-time)
- MA Design and Technology Education (Part-time)
- PGCE Secondary Design and Technology (Food Technology) (Full-time)
- PGCE Secondary Design and Technology (Full-time)
- BSc (Honours) Design and Technology with Education and Qualified Teacher Status (Two Year Route) (Full-time)
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Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
There is no formal assessment although certain courses are accredited and certificated.
Main entrance City Campus, part of a £160m investment in new buildings and teaching and learning facilities.
The Digital Design Centre
The Digital Design Centre comprises a suite of 6 IT laboratories (4 PC and 2 MAC) together with the Print Output room, an area for printing medium to large format high quality output on a range of different media. The laboratories have a wide range of software supporting 2D and 3D engineering and creative design applications.
The Digital Design Centre runs a high quality computer printing facility and has the ability to print sizes between A4 and A0 and wide format banners. A3, A2, A1, A0 and Banner photo quality printing is available on a range of papers, as well as AutoCAD type plans ( B & W ) on standard paper.
Technical support team
While you will find excellent facilities throughout, the most valuable resource you will have at your disposal is access to our extremely dedicated, highly experienced technical staff.
All the staff are there to support you during your time in the workshops. The technical team with its professionally qualified staff and practicing professionals, has a wealth of knowledge and expertise across all areas of our provision and comprises engineers, designers, silversmiths and jewellers, fine artists, media arts specialists and IT experts.
The team are committed to using their diverse range of skills and knowledge to support practical aspects of your
course work, whether solving a simple software problem, producing a complex engineering project or creating design work for an international exhibition. There are currently 50 technical staff directly supporting the Technical Resource Centres and the research institutes of the faculty.
