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Written question asked by Ben Bradley (Conservative) on Monday, 3 September 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 September 2018. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 September 2018 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Design and Technology: GCSE

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) financial support and (b) training his Department is providing to design and technology teachers in relation to the new GCSE D&T (9-1) qualification.

Answer

The majority of state funded state secondary schools offered GCSE courses in design and technology in 2017. In 2016/17, 2,922 state funded secondary schools (85% of all state funded secondary schools) had one or more pupils taking a Design and Technology (D&T) GCSE. Data for 2018 will not be available until October 2018.

The Department does not provide financial support or training to existing D&T teachers in relation to the new GCSE. Training is available, however, from the GCSE awarding bodies, and from other organisations such as the Design and Technology Association.

The Government continues to support D&T teacher recruitment through bursaries of up to £12,000.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
169843
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Design Teachers Training Technology GCSE
Link
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