Centre of Excellence in Design, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing EDP Business and Education...

Centre of Excellence in Design, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing

EDP Business and Education AwardPresented by

Steven Daly Head of Design and Technology & Graham Seery –Director of Macklow Engineering Ltd

Langley School Design & Technology Department

A Centre for Excellence

A warm welcometo everyone!



Rationale for industry/education link (1f)

Focus on moving students from their maximum level of potential to greatest possible performance

Working towards excellence produces new levels of the accepted norm taking students to a whole new level of expectation and achievement

Students must be exposed to the real world to learn the principles and practices of the field of D&T

This is difficult to achieve within a simulated environmentlike a classroom.




Simulated environment




Learner is exposed toPrinciples and practices ofReal world



Rationale for industry/education link (1f) Case studies:-

NTCADCAM – to improve CAD and develop 3D design. To increase access to RP resources. NTCADCAM – increase access to education market.

Lotus Cars – improve graphics at A' level, develop problems solving skills. Lotus – access to expertise in thermoelectric technology.



Working with Macklow

Last year Macklow Engineering Ltd visited Langley Senior School to discuss ways in which they could diversify their product portfolio. They had heard great things about the department via other companies, local media and parents and were interested in creating a design competition or making some of the students work. Langley reciprocated by visiting the factory in Salhouse to understand their design and manufacturing capabilities.

After the visits, Langley School and Macklow looked at ways in which both companies could benefit from a partnership.



Curriculum Benefits (1a)

New knowledge and access to resources in sheet metal fabrication including stainless steel sculpture.

Curriculum is strengthened through industrial visits by KS2 students who are design and manufacturing a steam boat.

Sponsorship – Macklow purchased new casting facilities for the Prep School.



Reduce simulated environment by acting as clients with ‘real problems’ to solve

Sponsorship/donations of free samples Industrial visits Provide work experience for staff and students Macklow become an extension of your own

facilities. Problem finding and solving skills –

understanding the world you live in and overcoming its limitations

Staff training benefits (1b)



Students work with representatives of the community – Filby in Bloom Committee.

Macklow increases business opportunities by having an example of an product on display in a village.

By working a team the cost of the product is greatly reduced

Sustainable - product is made from recycled aluminium cans and stainless steel off-cuts.

Socio/economic benefits (1c)



Official opening of the water feature by the mayor of Great Yarmouth 7th July.

Magazine report in the ICME Magazine. DATA magazine case study. Winner of the Tibbenham Award 2008. Entry to the Young Engineer for Britain 2008. Website – Langley, ICME, STEM. Other media – Norfolk Radio, EDP. Further recognition as a centre of excellence.

Increased publicity, improved school profile (1d)



All D&T students benefit from school industrial visit.

Whole School – design competition collecting ideas for future products.

% of student participation (1e)



Rationale for industrial partnership (2f GS)

Introduction Graham Seery – Director of Macklow Engineering Ltd



Business problem solved (2a) GS&SD

Macklow – transformation from designing in 2D to 3D.

Assessing manufacturing capability to produce mix batch products – test and trial parts designed by Langley School and Macklow and looking at investing in the future.

More efficient use of design information.



Mr Daly spent ½ day demonstrating Solidworks a 3D CAD Package to Richard Matthewman (designer at Macklow) for designing, testing and evaluating products.

Staff could not use CAD information and directly input it into their CAM facilities. Training was required to enable this to be achieved which was delivered by Mr Daly to the workshop supervisor- Aide and Steve the fabricator.

Macklow have now employed a Full-time CAD expert (Gary Dains) which Mr Daly is working closely with.

Macklow and Langley can now share design information easily and get products to manufacture more quickly.

Macklow can now integrate more easily with other design based companies like – Product Resolutions, Hethel Engineering etc.

Development of staff (2b)



Official opening of the water feature by the mayor of Great Yarmouth 7th July.

Magazine report in the ICME Magazine. DATA magazine case study. Winner of the Tibbenham Award 2008. Entry to the Young Engineer for Britain 2008. Website – Langley, ICME, STEM. Other media – Norfolk Radio, EDP.

Increased company profile (2c) SD&GS



The workshop supervisor and a member of staff were shown by Steve Daly how to transfer CAD file data from their existing CAD software and Langley’s into DXF. File format and plasma cut parts out. This procedure saved 20% of the time required to process parts for plasma cutting increasing workshop productivity.

Enhanced business performance (2d) SD&GS



20% of company participated – design office and workshop staff.

% of company participation (2e)



New skills learned by students (3a)

Students are working in real environment on real problems with expert support.

Skills include vocational, communication and presentation.

An enhanced understanding of the world of work. New levels of confidence ready to face new

challenges. Working to industrial expectations as opposed to

educational (A' level grade).



Enhanced experience of the world of work (3b)

Students and teachers benefit from working within an industrial environment.

Students develop manual skills otherwise not taught in schools.

Students gain work experience which shapes their attitude towards a career in design, technology, engineering or manufacturing.



Award winning product produced through the application of new knowledge and skills.

Industrial visit planned October 2008. New resources at the Prep School. Access to resources/knowledge/skill at Macklow. Student gains place a University due to

achievement beyond simple A' level grades.

Curriculum objectives reached (3c)



Greater confidence in working and communicating with industry, demonstrating knowledge and skills to others and dealing with people from different backgrounds, experiences, authority.

Personal development of students (3d)



Developing and taking forward new ideas. Sharing information via CAD. Sponsorship/commission driven performance.

Sustainability of relationship (4a) SD&GS



Networking with other companies - Increasing the pool of knowledge and resources.

Breadth of the partnership (4b)



Students now have the opportunity to take a concept into production within an ever increasing network of companies.

Problem finding is becoming easier. Langley can make money from its evolving

knowledge base and reinvest in new resources.

Sparkle Factor (5) SD&GS

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