Design & Technology Workshops
Most of my workshops are based on QCA Scheme of Work topics....
I can work with classes of up to 30. Every pupil in the class makes their own model/toy.
Costs quoted includes all materials including batteries and motors where applicable
Discounts available if more than one workshop is booked in a day and for small groups (under 20)
All the classroom needs to supply are scissors, pencils/coloured pencils/pens.
Most of the workshops need an hour-and-a-half if possible. I can deliver up to 3 in a day.
Most of the materials and components I use are also available from the 'Technology Shop'.
| Name of workshop | Age range | Cost for one workshop |
| Playground: 'Swings and see-saws' (Making working models with straws & pipe-cleaners.For Yr1 this workshop is more successful in the 2nd or 3rd term) | Yrs1-2 | £70 |
| Wind-Ups: 'Scuttlers' (Wind-up-and-go card insects and spiders. Also suitable for Rec/Nursery - extra adult helpers are useful if available) | Yrs1-4 | £80 |
| Moving Vehicles (Making a school bus from a fold-up net with working wheels and if there is time adding a magnet to make a train!) | Yr2 | £80 |
| Moving Monsters (Monster's heads operated by syringes) | Yrs3-4 | £80 |
| Wind-Up Roman Chariots (A two-wheeled model Roman chariot with 2 horses and charioteer and a friction drive mechanism) | Yrs3-6 | £100 |
| Torches (Making a twin battery torch) | Yrs4-6 | £110 |
| Moving Toys (A simple moving toy (a crocodile with a moving head) operated by a cam mechanism) | Yrs5-6 | £90 |
| Pop-Ups (Designing and making simple pop-up cards) | Yrs3-6 | £70 |
| Fairground: 'Electric Carousels' (A simple carousel powered by a motor and pulleys ready for decorating afterwards) | Yrs5-6 | £110 |
| Electric Fan Buggies (A fan buggy with 2 batteries, motor and switch) | Yrs5-6 | £120 |
| Making Kaleidoscopes (Every pupil makes their own working kaleidoscope with a mirror and pieces of coloured filter - takes just over an hour) | Yrs3-6 | £80 |
| Jet-Racers (A more challenging balloon buggy design for older pupils featuring a chassis and fold-up body. Plenty of potential for pupils to add their own 'design extras' after the session. If a hall is available the session ends with a race!) | Yrs5-6 | £90 |
| Making Periscopes (A fold-up-from-a-net periscope with 2 mirrors. The session also includes mirror symmetry activities with another 'free to keep' mirror) | Yrs4-6 | £80 |
| Viking Longboats (A cut out and fold up card design featuring a mast, sail and shields along the side) | Yrs4-6 | £90 |
*Please note: workshops are not subject to VAT.
My background:
My name is Paul Newham. I have been working in the field of science & technology education for over 30 years and have been delivering workshops in primary schools for over 20 years. I was based at the South London Science & Technology Centre in Camberwell for 26 years and set up the 'Technology Shop' there. Following the closure of the SLSTC I relocated to Ivydale Primary School and run the shop service from there and deliver workshops to schools anywhere within the M25. I am employed by the school and therefore have a current C.R.B. (enhanced) certificate.
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