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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. While its original authors had been asked to produce a forward-looking approach that might take 15 years to fully implement, the media and the government demanded more immediate results.
The NCC (National Curriculum Council) supported the underlying principles of the existing Order, but recommended a reduction in the complexity and weight of its requirements, particularly at primary level and the need to publish further guidance.
A proposed revision was commissioned.
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