Because Design and Innovation Matter

Teachers nationwide unite to inform a vision to rejuvenate D&T

The Vision Paper, entitled "Reimagining D&T," has been created after a series of face-to-face and online teacher consultations in nine cities across the country. Teacher feedback helped to outline key proposals, recommendations and calls for action from the government.

The proposals include:

• Increasing the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) bursary to match other STEM subjects, establishing incentives for industry professionals to transition into teaching design and technology.
• Urging the government to find funding to allow all teachers of design and technology across both primary and secondary sectors access to a protected budget to allow for subject-based training.
• This will allow non-specialists teaching the subject to bring their knowledge and skills up to date and will allow specialists to develop their strengths in identified development areas.

The Vision Paper addresses the need for curriculum development in both primary and Key Stage 3 (KS3) levels. It advocates for a greater emphasis on sustainability, energy conservation, design thinking, empathetic design, teamwork, and presentation skills. The proposal also highlights the successful trial of additive manufacturing in primary education and calls for funding to extend this initiative nationally. Read the full Reimagining D&T document here 

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