Proposals to revamp the GCSE design and technology curriculum aim to respond to the changing needs of industry. Abbey Bamford has the details.
Education publisher Pearson is working with leading arts organisations on a design and technology education curriculum proposal that moves away from the creation of consumer products and towards sustainable design solutions that seek to solve global challenges.
The proposal for an improved secondary school curriculum is backed by organisations including the Royal Society of Arts, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Design Council and Google. It comes after new research by Pearson revealed that over half out of a pool of 2200 secondary school teachers and leaders believe that “modernising the subject will benefit the curriculum”, according to Pearson.
Strengthening the role of the design within the secondary school education system is also supported by two thirds of art and design teachers, the research shows...Keep reading on Design Week.
Education publisher Pearson is working with leading arts organisations on a design and technology education curriculum proposal that moves away from the creation of consumer products and towards sustainable design solutions that seek to solve global challenges.
The proposal for an improved secondary school curriculum is backed by organisations including the Royal Society of Arts, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Design Council and Google. It comes after new research by Pearson revealed that over half out of a pool of 2200 secondary school teachers and leaders believe that “modernising the subject will benefit the curriculum”, according to Pearson.
Strengthening the role of the design within the secondary school education system is also supported by two thirds of art and design teachers, the research shows...Keep reading on Design Week.