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Improving the rigour of GCSE Design & Technology by incorporating industrial practice
 
 
School: Dixons CTC, Bradford
Fellow: Brian Russell
Email: brian@dixonsctc.org.uk
   
  Aim
 
  To develop resource materials for GCSE Design & Technology: Graphic Products, based on industrial die stamping and embossing techniques.
   
  Description
   
  First hand experience of graphical processes in industry will be gained through industrial visits and /or a work placement. Prototype equipment for die stamping and embossing will be developed. A teaching pack and resource materials will follow and be trialled in colleges and schools, before producing a final version.
   
  Outcomes
   
 
A piece of manufacturing equipment to replicate industrial practice in die stamping and embossing
An associated teaching pack, based on TEP resources
A case study relating industrial to school practice
   
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