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Futureminds 11

The latest edition of Futureminds is now live. It contains information about the planned live event, with the usual range of articles:

The Food teachers Centre, technician support
HPC laser cutter safety
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Show
D&T and climate change
Textiles Skills Academy support
Daves Allotment

and the small print, with information on updating MRATs, polyurethane wood glue, sewing machine guarding, Briwax, welding, and the use of routers.

Futureminds Live

Its almost here! June 22nd, The Fielder Centre, Hatfield, Herts.

This event will bring together our contributors and exhibitors to provide an inspiring and interesting day of activities and talks, to re-ignite your passion for D&T and Art and Design.

For the programme and to purchase tickets goto:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/futureminds-live-tickets-55510809325

The summer edition of Futureminds is planned to be a programme for the event, so look out for that in May.

Futureminds 10 (spring 2019)

The spring edition of Futureminds is now online. It contains information about some of the exhibitors and presenters that are taking part in our Futureminds Live event in June.

There are also articles about:

the latest 3D printing guidance,
RPE,
chemical spillage control,
Daves allotment,
speed breeding,
Chefs back to school, and
vocational qualifications.

The smallprint contains the latest updates about soldering and welding fumes.

Get your tickets for Futureminds Live from our Eventbrite page.

Futurminds Live 2019

On June 22nd we will be hosting Futureminds Live at The Fielder Centre, Hatfield, AL10 9DP.

This will be an opportunity to engage with inspirational and exciting presenters, exhibitors and workshops. A chance to re-ignite your passion for D&T and Art and Design.

Tickets are available from the Futureminds Live evenbrite page, more information can be found on the Futureminds pages, follow us on twitter @cleapss_dt and look out for the spring 2019 edition of Futureminds, Facebook page and email alerts.

The new guidance, endorsed by HSE, about the use of 3D printers is made publicly available via our site: 3D-printing-in-schools-and-colleges-managing-the-risks.

Futureminds 09 (autumn 2018)

The Autumn edition of Futureminds is now online. It’s the biggest edition yet, with articles about:

Mobile kitchens in primary classrooms
Painting a mural
Working with power tools
Collaborative D&T projects to make a penny whistle
Drone racing
Careers in textiles
Resources for food teaching

And lots of other news, including the 'small print' which has some H&S information about pressure vessels and COSHH, as well as our technician job service.

Futureminds 08 (summer 2018)

This summer 2018 edition has articles about drones from Airgineers and Skillsupply, 3D printing from Learnbylayers, the future of textiles from the Textiles Academy, food science from the Food Teachers Centre and the Institute of Food Science and Technology, how to make stuff and save money from TechSoft and some H&S tips from our small print.