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Futureminds 29 (Spring 25)
The Spring 2025 edition of Futureminds is live, with a great range of articles, as well as the latest news from the CLEAPSS D&T and Art and Design area.
There are articles from:
  • Shane Beitz - D&T at Concordia
  • Alex Pull - Using AI in the Design Process
  • Phil Hall - The use of a Digital Monitor in teaching D&T
  • Jo Bishop - Showcasing Future Fashion Designers
  • WWF - Explore careers in Sustainability
  • Richard Brett - D&T in a Climate Crisis
  • Nikita Asani - Design Thinking in the Classroom
  • John Donnelly - A Day in the Life
The latest edition, and previous editions can be found here
Futureminds 28 (autumn 2024)
The latest edition of Futureminds is live, with lots of interesting articles, including:
  • Why imagination matters
  • Nurturing creativity in primary schools
  • An imaginative school for the future
  • Imagination in the world of AI
  • 3D design in VR
  • Learning science through food

And our launch of the networks of networks, and our video shorts.
As always there are also the updates from CLEAPSS and the small print.
Take a look here
Futureminds 27 (summer 2024)
The latest edition of Futureminds is a bumper copy!
Lots of interesting articles from our valued contributors:
  • The big D&T meet
  • Problem solving
  • Tinkercad
  • Rope Mussels
  • The D&T days gone by museum
  • PATT40
  • Textile art
  • Social action projects
  • Curriculum questions
  • Visual resources
  • Oak National Academy

And the usual updates from CLEAPSS and the smallprint with advice on H&S.
View the latest edition here.
Futureminds 26 (spring 2024)
The latest edition of Futureminds is a special one..
We have pulled together a range of articles from the world of AI.
To access the magazine, click here
There is the CLEAPSS introduction, and the small print, but there are also articles about:
  • AI a thought piece
  • Designing learning opportunities with AI
  • Embracing AI in education
  • AI integration case studies
  • AI in food education
  • Exploring architecture through AI
  • The Oak academy work on AI
  • AI and CAD
  • Immersive learning spaces
If you have any questions, or would be interested in providing articles for future editions, please email dt@cleapss.org.uk 
Autumn 2023 Futureminds
We are pleased to announce that the latest edition of Futureminds is now live.
To see the Autumn 2023 edition click here.
  • There are articles about:
  • The V&A Innovate project
  • Using Lego for serious play
  • Teaching D&T in a PRU
  • Card modelling
  • Vegan skills training for food teachers
  • Why to choose D&T in options
  • The NSEAD Big Landscape project
  • Safety with 3D printers
  • And our usual updates and small print

If you have any comments, or would be interested in providing articles in future editions, please contact dt@cleapss.org.uk 

Summer 2023 Futureminds
The latest edition of Futureminds is now online only. The digital version has been developed to increase the flexibility of the format, so that we can include video, audio and other interactive aspects. 
To see the latest edition click HERE
There are articles about:
  • Clean workshops
  • AI
  • OCR subject forum
  • Design for SDGs
  • Ceramics
  • Raising the profile of food in school
  • And our small print section with some of the latest H&S updates.
As always, if you have any comments or would like to provide articles in the future, please contact dt@cleapss.org.uk 
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