Futureminds 33 Summer 2026
In the summer 26 issue of Futureminds, read about the work we have been doing recently, and the range of interesting articles from:
Professor Danial Charny MBE
Tristram Batt
Richard Brown and Joanne Taylor
Sarah Belgrove
Andrew Cheung
Leia Milburn
The D&T Big Meet
and the small print.
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If you want to contact us about the magazine, or suggest future articles, email us at dt@cleapss.org.uk
Futureminds 32 (Spring 2026)
In this issue you can find out what we have been doing at CLEAPSS over the last term as well as read a range of articles from our contributors:
Roy and Frances from the British Nutrition Foundation
Luke McCarthy HoF at a Herts school
Liam Anderson from the DTTEG
Rory Dickens from the Sustainable Design Studio
David Kerr from Simply Technologies
and Joanne Taylor with Team Repair
And, of course, meet Ollie the Owl.
To read the magazine click here.
If you have any ideas for articles, please get in touch via the helpline, or email dt@cleapss.org.uk
Product Recall: Hobbycraft Giant Box of Craft
CLEAPSS is aware of an issue of Asbestos being present in a Hobbycraft sand based product.
This is a commercially available product rather than a specialist school science/DT product. However, we are aware that some schools may have these products.
If you do have these products you should follow the advice given in the below links.
Futureminds 10th Anniversary
In this issue you will find a record breaking 15 articles covering a variety of topics including practical work, digital creation, food, textiles , product design, competitions, conferences and thought pieces. To read the magazine in a linear fashion start HERE, or to choose an article from the contents page click HERE
If you would like to suggest an article, please let us know: dt@cleapss.org.uk
Futureminds 30 (Summer 25)
The 30th edition of Futureminds is live. This is a special Art and Design edition with the usual CLEAPSS news and the Small Print, but also articles from:
- Michele Gregson, the General Secretary of the NSEAD,
- Ged Gast and Dan China from the NSEAD,
- Sarah Crowther the Arty Teacher,
- Tim Thornton the ceramicist,
- Hannah Wiggins an expert teacher,
- Linda Harvey an expert textiles teacher and member of the Textiles Skills Centre with Nicky Simpson and Dawn Foxall.
To view the latest and previous editions click here
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
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