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Schools and Colleges Adaptive and Inclusive Design workshops Summer 2025
Please note that these workshops are available to state schools only. Suitable for Key Stage 2-3, ages 7 - 14 years.
This workshop explores practices for accessible and adaptive design. Students will explore adaptive design in everyday life and highlights from the V&A Collection about accessible design as a person-centred process for individual needs. There is a gallery visit, and participants will experience working creatively with design principles.
Students will be challenged through first hand, filmed interviews to design and develop ideas which could improve an individual’s everyday life whilst supporting their independence. Through adapting, amending and improving existing objects students will explore the iterative process, considering the needs of the user and challenging stereotypical thinking about disability.
National Curriculum links include: D&T design, make and evaluate and other elements of the National Curriculum that are touched on include PSHE, computing, maths, and English.
Students will be challenged through first hand, filmed interviews to design and develop ideas which could improve an individual’s everyday life whilst supporting their independence. Through adapting, amending and improving existing objects students will explore the iterative process, considering the needs of the user and challenging stereotypical thinking about disability.
National Curriculum links include: D&T design, make and evaluate and other elements of the National Curriculum that are touched on include PSHE, computing, maths, and English.
Each session can accommodate a maximum of 30 students and two timeslots to choose from: AM 10.30 - 12.00 or PM 13.00 - 14.30.
Want to know more? Please email schools@vam.ac.uk if you have any queries.