Terms & Conditions, Privacy, e-Commerce
The Design and Technology Association
Registered Office :
11 Manor Road,
Banbury,
Oxfordshire.
OX16 3TB
Tel : 01789 470007
e-mail : [email protected]
Status of the D&T Association
The Design and Technology Association is an independent Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee; its work is governed by a formal Memorandum and Articles of Association approved by the Board of Trustees. The governing body of the D&T Association is the elected Council of Management which determines the policies of the Association and regulates its finances.
Registered Charity No. 1062270
Company Registration No. 3089012
VAT Registration No. 765 1692 06
Privacy Policy
Privacy statement - The D&T Association will not collect any information from you except that required for processing your enquires or orders. Read the Privacy Policy for more information.
Copyright and Liability
Copyright notice and permissions - Other than as permitted by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, no part of these materials may be copied without the prior written permission of the D&T Association or the copyright holder concerned. You may download the content only for your own personal, non-commercial educational purposes, provided that the source is acknowledged.
Liability for Content - The information on this site is provided on an "as is" basis and the D&T Association cannot guarantee its accuracy. The D&T Association shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to any loss or damage arising from the information or the use of information contained on these pages or information on pages linked to this site.
The D&T Association provides links from its site to the sites of other organisations or institutions for informational purposes only. The links in no way imply any endorsement of these site or views portrayed on these sites.
Online Shop/e-commerce
Order methods
Orders for publications, places at events or membership may be submitted:
- Online
- Telephone 01789 470007
- Fax 01789 841955
- e-mail
- publication sales [email protected]
- Events: [email protected]
- Membership: [email protected]
Prices & payment
All prices and payments are in UK pounds sterling (£). VAT, where applicable, will be indicated.
Payment terms
Individuals - purchasing resources,publications, delegate places on events and membership must pay in full with purchase order (online or by post), by credit* or debit card, PayPal, cheque, bacs. Payment is also available by annual or monthly direct debit for membership
Institutions/Commercial enterprises - purchasing publications, places at events or membership (on behalf of an individual or corporate) may do so with immediate payment online by credit or debit card* or PayPal OR online, with a Purchase Order (which must be quoted in the order process) OR by post. Invoices issued to institutions/ commercial enterprises will be for payment strictly within 30 days of the date of invoice.
Payment for Downloadable Shop Products
You will only receive downloadable products at time of purchase, once you have paid in full with your debit or credit card. If you decide to pay by invoice, we will not be able to email your downloadable product, until we have received payment into our bank account.
Online Payment security
All online transactions use a secure server for your protection, using industry standard SSL encryption. We do not store any Credit or Debit Card details.
Transactions may be made through SagePay, PayPal, debit or credit card
Curriculum Credits
Some items at the discretion of the D&T Association are not available to purchase using curriculum credits. These will no longer be available to use by the end of January
Bulk orders
Quantities in excess of 20 of a single item may benefit from volume discounts - telephone 01789 470007 or email [email protected] for a quotation.
Postage & Packing**
UK postage - Free to UK address
Overseas postage- digital, downloadable items can be purchased online by overseas customers. For items requiring postage, please call us on 01789 470007 during office hours(9.00am - 5.00pm) to organise appropriate payment and process order. Overseas customers placing orders via our website will be contacted by email to be informed of the appropriate postal charge.
Delivery
Orders will normally be despatched within 6 working days (subject to stock availability)
Orders are shipped to the delivery address stated on the order using Second Class UK mail or by courier (requiring a signature on delivery) for larger or heavier items.
Any damage or shortages must be notified in writing within 14 days of receipt of product.
Returns policy
If you are not satisfied with any items from our Resource Shop, they may be returned for a full credit within 28 days of receipt, providing they are in a re-saleable condition. Downloadable resources are non refundable.
Returns must be authorised by the Design and Technology Association (e-mail [email protected] for a return authorisation) and accompanied by a copy of the invoice. Delivery from the Resource Shop, when charged, will not be refunded for returned goods unless they are faulty. Return carriage cost is the responsibility of the purchaser.
More information
For queries about stock availability or outstanding orders, call 01789 473901 or email [email protected]
* excluding American Express
** Subject to change
Training Events/Conferences/ Teacher CPD/ bespoke booked training sessions (inc booked INSET Days)
Delegate substitutions welcome at any time prior to the training session. The school or booker must ensure the D&T Association is aware of the changes. In the case of a non member replacing a member delegate, the D&T Association will invoice for the balance of the delegate rate. It is important to inform us as some venues require information regarding the delegates attending such as proof of identity or DBS certification for health and safety purposes.
- Written cancellations made more than two months before the conference/ training event date will be entitled to a 100% refund.
- Written cancellations made more than four weeks before the training event conference date will be entitled to a 50% refund.
- Written cancellations made more than two weeks before the training event / conference date will be entitled to a 25% refund.
- Cancellations made less than two weeks before the training event conference date cannot be refunded.
All cancellations must be made in writing.
The Design and Technology Association reserve the right to alter or cancel the programme and/or venue/ course without notice due to unforeseen circumstances. We also reserve the right at our absolute discretion and without further liability to cancel the programme in which instance course fees will be refunded. The D&T Association are not responsible for any travel or accommodation booked by a delegate. It is advisable to ensure a course is running prior to booking accommodation.
If a delegate has booked and paid for a course, but decides, (within the cancellation policy period), to move to a different course, this must be within the current term originally booked or the term following the original booking date.
If you book to attend a CPD session/ conference / event at member rate you must still be a member at the time the course is delivered or you will be invoiced for the outstanding amount.
Courses can be cancelled at short notice if they do not recruit to a viable level. We advise you not to book travel until you are sure the course is running. Do contact us to check prior, especially if you are booking train or flights and accommodation as the Association cannot take responsibility for these expenses.
Free Events
If you are a teacher or a trainee teacher and plan to attend our events, please seek permission from your line manager before booking and ensure you are aware of terms and conditions outlined below.
Please notify the Association/Course presenter if you are unable to attend as this may enable someone else to attend in your place.
The Association / course presenters reserve the right to charge a cancellation fee for non-attendance, or if there is a cancellation less than ten working days before the start of the course. The fee will be varying according to the resources provided on the course, but can be confirmed when booking onto a course.
If a delegate has booked and paid for a course, but decides, (within the cancellation policy period), to move to a different course, this must be within the current term originally booked or the term following the original booking date
Membership rates, benefits and options
We reserve the right to change rates, benefits and options at any time.
Benefits will be stopped if your membership payment has not been made within 14 days of joining the D&T Association.
Membership offers a must be paid for within 14 day of joining or the discount will not be applicable
If you book to attend a CPD session/ conference / event at member rate you must still be a member at the time the course is delivered or you will be invoiced for the outstanding amount
Primary School Membership Offer. Runs between 1 June - 30 September 2019
Join as a New Primary School member and receive Projects on a page free of charge - Download format
Membership must be paid for before the download of Projects on a Page can be sent to the school
Offer applies to new members only.
Host schools
If you cannot find a training course near you, then you may wish to act as a host school. If so, and the course achieves a minimum number of 6 delegates, we will train one member of staff for free. This is instead of paying a venue fee at your school. The course will only run if the course has a minimum of 5 paying delegates and the costs of the running the course are covered.
Self-Review Framework
The Self-Review Framework is membership benefit, free to Primary School and Secondary Departmental members. If you have individual membership you can convert it to Primary School or Secondary Departmental membership or pay a fee to enable you to use this resource.
Skills For Industry Selection Criteria
Selection criteria differs from region to region, depending upon the requirements of the funder for each Skills for Industry project. For example: Projects may aim to work with schools who have above average free school meal ratios and below average GCSE results. Some criteria may be, low uptake of D&T GCSE by females, schools with high BAME populations or schools with a generally low uptake of D&T. This is defined at the beginning of each individual project
Videoing and Photography
From time to time we may take videos at CPD events, seminars, workshops at our training or other events, to use for research or promotional and marketing purposes . By booking your place you are agreeing to be photographed or videoed. If you do not wish to be included please confirm this to Debbie Woodbridge, tel 01789 470007 email [email protected] at least a week before the event takes place