Issues in Design Education
Issues in Design Education comes from the Art and Design Education series and was published in 1990 by Longman. It consists of a series of essays written by design and technology education specialists, each one considering an aspect of the technology curriculum. The purposes of this volume were: • To identify the issues…
Design and Technology: the National Curriculum - Key Stages 1-4 (1999)
The 1999 edition of the Design and Technology National Curriculum included set out clearly the programmes of study and attainment targets for Key Stages One to Four. It sets out the importance of design and technology education to students' performance across the curriculum in promoting social, moral and cultural development…
Technology in the National Curriculum: Getting It Right
This report, published in 1992 by the Engineering Council, gives an analysis of the development of technology in schools, identifying the problems associated with it at the time. The report considers how technology fits into the National Curriculum, looks at problems concerning perceived parity with other subjects and the problems…
UNESCO Resource Kit - Science and Technology Education
This folder of guidance and resources was published for UNESCO by the Association for Science Education. The resources consisted of 26 modules each with Student’s Notes and Teacher’s Notes. UNESCO Project 2000+ was a collaborative partnership between eleven major international agencies and inter-governmental organisations…
Quality in Design and Technology 1993
Produced in 1993, this leaflet was written by the National Curriculum Council for teachers of design and technology at all four Key Stages. It aimed to stimulate lively and useful discussion amongst educationalists and technologists. It briefly raises and summarises different issues and factors that influence planning, teaching,…
Speakers from Industry: a Practical Guide for Teachers and Industrialists
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, this booklet offers advice and guidance for: • teachers who wish to bring industrial speakers into school • industrial speakers who would like an insight into the needs of teachers and their students. The booklet contains two sections that deal with: Part I - a general guide…
Technology Programmes of Study and Attainment Targets: Recommendations 1993
Produced in 1993, this National Curriculum Council document was written to respond to the Secretary of State for Education’s proposals to address issues with the National Curriculum for technology at the time. The key responses to the proposals include: • The scope of ‘technology’– clarifying the…
Technology Key Stages One, Two and Three: A Report on the First Year 1990-91
Produced in 1992, this Department for Education and Science and HM Inspectorate document evaluates the response of schools to the National Curriculum requirements for technology since its introduction in 1990. The report is based on the inspection of 884 schools: 438 secondary, 25 middle, 398 primary and 23 special, in 95 local education…
Report on National Curriculum Council Construction: Technology 1993
A report from the National Curriculum Council (NCC). The change in approach was in turn widely criticised by respondents, and further revisions made by the NCC. While the move towards two Attainment Targets (ATs) and the separation of Information Technology was accepted, there were wide concerns about perceived male bias, lack of…
Technology for Ages 5 to 16: Proposals of the Secretary of State 1992
Following the establishment of the 1989/90 National Curriculum for Design and Technology, the Secretary of State for Education and Science and Secretary of State for Wales made proposals regarding the revision of the National Curriculum for Design and Technology. The key proposals were: • the number of Attainment Targets…
National Curriculum Technology: the Case for Revising the Order 1992
A report from the National Curriculum Council (NCC). During 1991 it became apparent that teachers were struggling to deliver the requirements of the design and technology National Curriculum, primarily in terms of its conceptual intentions, wide and extensive coverage and issues regarding the re-structuring and resourcing of departments.…
Design and Technology for Ages 5 to 16: Proposals of the Secretary of State 1989
A report from the National Curriculum Council (NCC). The final proposals published in June 1989 added considerable detail to the new approach, and made some minor alterations to the Attainment Targets. There are four main sections in this document: 1. Design and technology in the National Curriculum 2. Profile components, attainment…