Expert Insight

Primary design & technology is the subject of research in many countries around the world. This research is building a body of knowledge that can provide insight into how best to teach design & technology. Key researchers from different countries will be writing "expert insight" tutorials to help you in your design & technology lessons. Until this guidance is available, we have extracted some useful tutorials from the old website and include them here.

Multimedia authoring

How to use multimedia authoring software - this applies particularly to the units: "Should your software speak?", Year 2; and "What would the scissors say on screen?" Year 6.

Problem solving

A Master Class Tutorial by Cy Roden, Education Consultant, on the research into and the conclusions drawn from, children's responses to problem solving.

Using Adults other than teachers in the classroom

A guide on how to get the best out of visitors to the classroom and also classroom helpers.