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Posts tagged with "Secondary - Textiles"

The changing face of textiles

1st August 2016

I know many fellow textiles specialists are concerned about how textile fits in to the new GCSE fearing a reduction in creativity and the loss of the unique nature of textiles as a material area. I co...

Written by: Julie Boyd

Why has the number of teenagers taking design and technology GCSE dropped?

30th September 2015

For some time now, the Association has been expressing concern over the inability of the subject to move forward in response to changes in National Curriculum - and I'm not simply referring to the mos...

Written by: Alison Hardy

GCSE and GCE Design and Technology developments: where are we?

11th May 2015

There is no doubt about it, keeping up with the changes and possible implications for the future direction of design and technology (D&T) and related qualifications is challenging. The Awarding Or...

Written by: Andy Mitchell