The activities currently on this site have come
from members of our team under the controlling
influence of our Editor Professor Ken Baynes.
All have high achieving careers in education
and collectively offer help and support by
providing school room activities geared to
matching the needs of the National
Curriculum. All have a strong belief in
the value of creative play in the develop-
ment of children, all agree the importance of investing in the learning process and the need to encourage individualism in artistic expression in the classroom.
Ken holds the chair at Loughborough University for Design & Technology he also plays an active role in a charity, based at Loughborough, which supports the combining of art with emerging computer technologies in Britain. When he has time to offer he teams up with
Krysia Brochocka in designing and organising interactive exhibitions for children. They have had many notable successes, their shows have travelled extensively and have provided thousands of children with inspiration and enjoyment.
Krysia is a leading figure in UK art and design education. She has taught and lectured on teaching techniques and was a member of the Government working party set up to create and introduce the Design & Technology section of the UK National Curriculum. When not travelling the country with Ken and their exhibitions they combine their skills in editing a children’s food awareness magazine for Waitrose supermarkets.
Julie Mantell is an experienced primary teacher who now works as an education consultant. She has twelve years of experience in providing advice and support for primary design and technology as an advisory teacher in Somerset and latterly as an independent consultant. She has contributed to a number of publications published by DATA (The Design and Technology Association) and has worked on developing curriculum materials in the UK and USA. She runs courses and provides advice to individual schools, local education authorities, professional associations and government affiliated organisations. She is currently undertaking research at CRIPT (The Centre for Research and curriculum Development in Primary Technology), based at the University of Central England in Birmingham.
Yvonne Allison on the other hand was until recently, a teacher trainer at Leeds Metropolitan University and also taught on the BA (Hons) Childhood Studies degree course. She has also undertaken a number of OFSTED inspections and supported some local LEA’s. Before this she had many years classroom experience before becoming an Advisory Teacher for Design and Technology. She is now working as a freelance consultant. Her interests are in Science, design and Technology, play, creativity and children as consumers and she has some published work in these areas..