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Design and Technology Characteristics of Good Practice in Secondary Schools 1995
Produced in 1995, this publication, written by Ofsted at the request of the Department for Education, identifies some characteristics of good practice in Design and Technology at Key Stages Three and Four, and was aimed at those who are responsible for planning, organising and teaching Design and Technology in secondary schools, to teacher trainers and others concerned with secondary education. It raises a number of issues for secondary schools to consider when they implement the revised National Curriculum.
[b]Context [/b]
A sample of over 300 schools was identified as having some features of good practice. These were selected from the HMI database, from the first year of Ofsted inspections and by recommendations from the National Association of Advisers and Inspectors in Design and Technology. Information relating to these schools was analysed and a small sample of them was visited, particularly where schools were already meeting some of the requirements of the revised National Curriculum for Design and Technology at the time. Examples and illustrations were selected to help teachers identify the various aspects of their own planning and practice that might be improved and to show how they might emulate the good practice illustrated.
[b]Components[/b]
The sections of this report include:
*Teaching, learning and students' achievements in design and technology
*Planning and organising the curriculum
*Assessing pupils' progress
*Liaison and establishing links
*Managing design and technology
*Staffing and staff development
*Resourcing work in design and technology
*The design and technology environment
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