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Technology Teachers: Getting It Right

This report was the third in a series, following on from Technology in the National Curriculum: Getting it Right and Technology at A Level: Getting it Right and was written for the Engineering Council by the same authors. This report considered how technology subjects were evolving during the time after the original reports. It identifies the most popular technology subjects and gives some hopeful news regarding teaching and learning, despite ongoing problems with recruitment of teachers.

Contents Who are the technology teachers? What is taught? GCSE and AlAS examinations Heads of department Views on the nature of technology Recruitment to technology teaching Implications and recommendations

Appendix: sample and methods This report was written by Professor Alan Smithers and Dr Pamela Robertson.

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