Technology Supplies News
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Driving 21st Century Sustainability
06/05/2020An increase in greenhouse gases, population and anthropogenic activity, urbanisation and industrialisation along with many other factors, are all putting our planet under huge pressure and constraint.
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TSL’s Top Quiz
06/05/2020Whether you are a D&T teacher, technician or a student, why not put your brain to the test and discover how D&T savvy you really are.
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3D Printing – Novelty or Necessity?
23/04/2020Now widely accepted, the possibilities and benefits that 3D printing brings to education are well documented. Once a novelty in many classrooms and makerspaces, 3D printers are again flourishing as valuable classroom tools thanks to advanced technology, lower costs and enhanced products and services.
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Let's Go Fly A Kite!
15/04/2020Kites can provide a course of work that will involve research, drawing, model making skills, followed by detailed design, manufacture and evaluation. This resource is suitable for Key Stage 2 and 3 and the complexity can be adapted through design and use of available materials.
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PVC for PPE - Supporting the NHS
06/04/2020Shropshire suppliers, WF Education Group is supporting schools to produce coronavirus face visors for NHS staff.
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Innovation in Education Spaces…
26/04/2019Technology Supplies and Demco Interiors join forces to provide specialist education spaces. Find out what this means for you.
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Inspiring Tomorrows Engineers With 3D Printing at the F1 In Schools National Finals 2019
15/03/2019F1 in Schools UK National Finals 2019 at Airbus. Thank you to everyone who visited our stand this week. What an excellent few days, and it was fantastic to see such a superb standard of work, passion, and drive from the UK's incredibly talented students!
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Technology Supplies features in the Parliamentary Review
26/10/2018We are pleased to announce that Technology Supplies has been featured as a Specialist Representative in the Parliamentary Review 2017/2018 under the Manufacturing & Services category.
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Ultimaker Raises Bar for Hassle-Free Professional 3D Printing with Ultimaker S5!
23/04/2018Expands 3D Printer Lineup and Strengthens Integrated Solution with New Industrial-Grade Filament and Mobile App.
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3 Unmissable reasons to attend The International STEM Conference
19/04/2018Here are 3 great reasons why you should attend The International STEM Conference this year: - A realm of free resources - Chance to win £250 to spend with us in our exclusive 'Flash Prize Draw' - 20% tickets Read the article to find out more...
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Embracing Innovation & Creativity at the DATA Excellence Awards 2018
28/03/2018Technology Supplies sponsored the 'Innovation and Creativity in Design and Technology' award at the DATA Excellence Awards 2018. Read more to find out who this year's winners were...
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A great few days at F1 in Schools UK Finals 2018
28/03/2018It was a fantastic few days at the F1 in Schools finals on the 19th and 20th March. We saw a fantastic line-up of competitors and a great finals this year, as always an amazing atmosphere and top quality work from the finalists.
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4 Wearable Technologies projects
08/02/2018The future is here! It comes in five different colours, monophonic sound, and lots of ways to trigger them. We’re talking about wearables.
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How on Earth: Getting down and dirty with acrylics
08/02/2018Are you using Acrylic? Find out about the history of plastics, and what materials you could use for different applications.
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5 great ways to empower students’ creativity in the design process
08/02/2018In D&T we’re tinkerers, so naturally we want to build, modify, and adapt. Testing our prototypes in real life, working with our clients to improve the design, ultimately this is human centred design. And behind it all, the iterative design process. So here are some great ways to inspire critical thinking and empower students to look at design ideation in different ways.
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6 things you should know about your Design & Technology materials
08/01/2018At Technology Supplies, we don’t just want to help you by supplying the best materials to support your teaching, we want to share the best ways of working with it too. Here are some useful things about the materials themselves and project ideas which we think are well worth knowing.
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Are you ready to bring creative ideas to life?
08/02/2018We have previously discussed discussed ways to empower students’ creativity in the design process. However, just having an idea isn’t enough. It’s the doing that counts.
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The right materials for the task
08/02/2018Hopefully you enjoyed our 6 things you should know about your Design Technology materials and that it inspired you to try something a bit different. While these are great things to know about the materials you regularly use, it’s also important to make sure you can choose the correct material for your chosen project.
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Bringing technology into art education
30/11/2017We teamed up with freelance designer, Emma, from East Lothian to understand how technology can be exploited to create art.
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Getting the most out of 3D printing in the classroom
22/10/20173D printing is one of the greatest things to happen to Design and Technology. It’s literally changed how we make things, inspiring a generation. Even with all the amazing gadgets that young adults see every day, 3D printers just have a bit of magic about them. They create possibilities, and that is captivating.