A full set of revision cards for the Educas Construction & the Built Environment specification (2025).
Includes 97 slides of questions and answers for pupils to use as a revision tool.
I have included both a PDF and a PP version (please open in slides to match fonts).
Prompts to use in the construction area that prompt children of different physical landmarks across the United Kingdom.
Each landmark includes:
title
photo
location (country located on UK map and relevant flag)
height in meters
material it is built from
Location links to geography objectives focusing on the UK, Height links to year 1 maths curriculum and materials link to the materials taught in the year 1 curriculum.
22 landmarks include:
London Eye, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Cardiff Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Titanic Museum
There is a blank page to that children can complete or be used to create your own.
69 slides of the most popular hand tools, power hand tools, machines and work areas in Design & Technology.
The slides have two sets of the same tool on each page.
1 to be placed on a display board or turned into as booklet.
1 to be placed in tool cupboard or on machine,
This is used to enforce literacy in D&T.
These booklets support GCSE, English Language teachers in delivering sessions on how to write PEEL paragraphs for the GCSE, English Language Exam: Fiction. It can be used for all English Language exam boards. There are two booklets - content detailed below.
*Responding to Conflict in GCSE, Fictional Texts *
This booklet provides GCSE English Language teachers with a structured resource for teaching students how to analyze and respond to conflict in fictional texts. Through carefully crafted short extracts, students are introduced to the PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link) method, enabling them to develop clear, focused, and detailed responses to exam-style questions.
The booklet includes:
Three short fictional extracts showcasing different types of conflict: sibling arguments, teacher-student confrontations, and relationship disagreements.
Exam-style questions designed to guide students in identifying and analyzing language techniques.
Model PEEL responses for each extract, providing clear examples of how to structure answers effectively.
Extension exercises encouraging deeper engagement with themes of conflict, tension, and emotional dynamics.
This resource is perfect for teachers looking to improve students’ ability to interpret language, explore character relationships, and construct coherent analytical paragraphs.
Exploring Psychological Narratives with PEEL
This booklet focuses on developing students’ analytical writing skills through psychological narratives. Designed to engage students with complex emotional and mental themes, it includes extracts and exercises aligned with GCSE English Language exam criteria.
Key features include:
Short, rich extracts that explore anxiety, unease, and suspense, giving students an opportunity to analyze subtle language techniques.
Exam-style comprehension questions targeting skills such as interpreting metaphor, personification, and sensory imagery.
A model PEEL paragraph for each extract, showcasing how to structure responses to achieve higher marks.
Step-by-step guidance on writing effective topic sentences, selecting precise evidence, and linking ideas back to the question.
This booklet provides GCSE English Language teachers with a versatile tool to challenge students’ critical thinking and help them refine their analytical writing!
A NASA video presentation about the innovative lunar crane being developed by NASA for use in heavy lifting on other worlds. See how composite materials are used to improve the mass: strength ratio and how variable degrees of rotation allow this versatile machine to move.
After a year studying the impact of metacognition on academic results (and finding a really positive correlation)I put together a pack of 6 metacognitive tools for students to use in lesson.
The resource explains each tool and provides some example responses.
The tools are suitable for any subject and are easy to adapt for different abilities.
The PowerPoint also includes clear information on what metacognition is and why it is important.
Adopting the latest technology can be daunting for teams. But machine learning and artificial intelligence are helping make job sites more efficient and saving money in the process. AI solutions that have made an impact in other industries are beginning to emerge in the construction industry.
Robotics, AI, and the Internet of Things can reduce building costs by up to 20%. There are companies that are starting to offer self-driving construction machinery to perform repetitive tasks more efficiently than their human counterparts, such as pouring concrete, bricklaying, welding, and demolition.
Construction companies are starting to use AI and machine learning to better plan for distribution of labour and machinery across jobs.
The Adventure of Carcosa Guardian the AI Construction Anime, explores the beauty of Artificial Intelligent Construction Tool. In course of the story line, Carcosa girl, summons a Magical pen that will ask you to provide a side of the desire 2-D shape to sketch. You can enter any number between 50 and 150, due to the typical dimension configuration attribute in scratch programming; when the side of the Square to sketch is required from the user. Just follow the Mathemagic girl instruction and follow through the game; thereby, navigating through your Geometrical Dream World with the assistance of the Carcosa Guardian the Construction Genie Anime
Construction project job role cards to attach to lanyards. Encourages collaborative learning, listening, turn taking, roles and responsibilities and more. Ideal for all primary years and could be used as part of continuous provision in EYFS, for small group play or interventions.
Print as A5 but scale down to 100 when printing for it to be the right size to add to a lanyard.
Digital PDF build plans for a tool box/tool tote/tool caddy. Simple, straightforward instructions for a sturdy box that can be built with supplies from your local diy store.
Excellent project to do with kids to help them develop their interests in woodwork!
This digital file includes step-by-step woodworking plans. Great project for beginners or more experienced carpenters alike. Minimal tools required for this build.
All dimensions are metric.
Digital woodworking plans in PDF format.
Instant download.
I put these model plans in my construction area and encourage the children to draw and label their plan before creating with the mobilo/bricks etc. I get them to think about the shapes they are using, number of parts and labelling which brings the specific areas learning to their play.
Construction Challenge Cards
Made using duplo and wooden bricks.
i.e. Can you make a dinosaur? Can you make a castle? Can you make a repeating pattern?
Visual poster, ideal for a reminder about what to expect to see in the construction area. Teachers and support staff can also use for prompting questions or to model the language used in the area.
Transform your students’ creativity with the SCAMPER Visual Arts Resource, a powerful tool designed to inspire fresh ideas and innovative approaches to art projects. Perfect for secondary and IB Art classrooms, this resource introduces the SCAMPER framework—Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Another Use, Eliminate, Rearrange/Reduce—to guide students in brainstorming, experimenting, and refining their artwork.
Packed with practical examples and prompts, the SCAMPER resource encourages students to explore new materials, techniques, and perspectives. It supports critical thinking, problem-solving, and artistic development, making it an invaluable tool for teachers seeking to engage students and elevate their creative potential.
Key Features:
Student-Friendly Prompts: Clear and accessible questions to encourage creative exploration.
Examples for Application: Practical ideas for brainstorming, experimentation, and peer feedback.
Flexible Use: Suitable for individual projects, group work, or feedback sessions.
Curriculum Alignment: Perfectly complements GCSE, IGCSE, and IB Visual Arts standards.
Digital and Printable: Ready for use in both online and classroom settings.
Ideal For:
Teachers looking to inspire creativity and originality in student artwork.
Art students needing structured guidance for developing and refining their ideas.
Peer feedback sessions to encourage collaboration and constructive critique.
Empower your students to think outside the box and create with confidence using the SCAMPER Visual Arts Resource!
Download today and watch their creativity soar.
Here is everything learners need to know about drills. Produced mainly with Carpentry and Joinery Diploma learners in mind but will also be perfect for Plumbers, woodwork, resistant materials or most construction related topics. Includes a presentation with pictures, video, Q&A as well as activities with answers
Includes:
1) Demonstration TOOL fully equipped with Ruler, Compass and Protractor, very easy to use.
2) Tasks on Drawing Angle of 60 and 90 Degrees.
3) Tasks on Bisecting a Line.
4) Tasks on Bisecting an Angle.
4) Tasks on Constructing Various Triangles.
Great for quick fire revision or whole lesson.
Over 22 pages related to hand tools/ in the DT workshop environment.
Each page contains a different tool, description and image.
This resource is fully customisable and can be used as a teaching and learning resource and or a display.
Compatible with BTEC Construction. Specifically module 1 ‘Producing a timber product’ , criteria 1.1.
Three worksheets: students to identify tools used in the construction of electronic circuits and state their purpose. The worksheets include the following tools:
Soldering iron
Soldering iron stand
Side cutters
Long-nosed pliers
Pliers
Cross-head screwdriver
Flat head screwdriver
Desoldering pump
Crimp tool
Precision screwdrivers
Solder
Desoldering braid
Safety glasses
WJEC Construction breakdown of each Unit of the specification.
This is all the information and content needed for Units: 1, 2 & 3. The spreadsheet outlines all areas that need to be covered for the internal assessed content and the exam.
This is a great resource when used a RAG system with the exam content, it can also be used to assess each area and use as a marking tool.
This stafff presentation explains what metacognition is and why it is so important. It goes on to provide details of six different tools that can be used in the any classroom to develop students' meta-cognitive ability.
All the tools have been tried and tested with students from Year 7 to Year 13.
The presentation was developed on the back of a piece of academic research I condudcted into the effects of metacognition in the classroom.
A PHCC Auxiliary booklet for students about different types of careers in construction. Particulary looking at plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning. (Apprenticeships, Getting a Job, Construction)
Made this for my Year 8s so they could complete the constructions as we went through each one, then stuck it in their books for future reference. Includes step-by-step guides to each construction.
Covers perpendicular bisector, angle bisector, perpendicular from a point on a line, perpendicular to a point from a line, and construction of 30, 45, and 60 degree angles.
Really handy revision tool for them.