DATA 2005DATA 2004

National Initiatives

- an update

Richard Green

Chief Executive

Design and Technology Association

DATA 2005

• TTA funded• primary

• University of Central England• secondary

• Sheffield Hallam University

• current funding • Post-graduate Professional

Development (PPD) programme

Subject Leader courses

DATA 2005

• joint DfES/DH initiative

• launch of Food in Schools website• www.foodinschools.org

• Growth of Food Partnership• DATA, BNF, Focus on Food• aiming for a trainer in every LEA

• lisa@data.org.uk

Food in Schools

DATA 2005

• primary and secondary schools• celebrating good, practical work with

food in schools• 250,000 certificates since 2000• “Get Active – Get Cooking Challenge”

• www.data.org.uk/primaryfoodawards• www.data.org.uk/secondaryfoodawards

Taste of Success

DATA 2005

National D&T Week

• the last complete week in June every year

• 20 – 24 June 2005

• an opportunity to celebrate design and technology in schools

DATA 2005

Electronics in Schools Strategy

• Marconi ECT project – DfES funded

• Electronics in Schools – DTI funded

• EiSS – DfES/IEE funded

• website

• 14 Electronics Support Hub centres

• 125 places on 4 day “Starting out” courses

• profile raising event

• emma@data.org.uk

DATA 2005

CAD/CAM in Schools programme

• 3 pieces of software

• ArtCAM7 for Education

• SpeedStep

• Pro/DESKTOP

• Pro/ENGINEER

• additional software?

DATA 2005

Becta

• joint NAAIDT/DATA bid

• content for Becta website

• newsletters

• “Ask an Expert”

• PowerPoint portfolios

• 2005-06

DATA 2005

USE OF ICT IN AREAS OF THE CURRICULUM – SECONDARY SCHOOLS

2002 2003 2004

Subst-antial (% )

Some (% )

Little/ none (% )

Subst-antial (% )

Some (% )

Little/ none (% )

Subst-antial (% )

Some (% )

Little/ none (% )

Art & Design 13 60 27 17 63 20 26 62 12

Citizenship n/ a n/ a n/ a 4 50 46 8 52 41

Design & Tech. 54 42 3 62 35 3 66 30 3

English 16 64 19 19 69 12 24 63 14

Geography 20 65 15 22 66 12 30 61 9

History 11 61 28 15 65 20 21 63 16

ICT 98 1 1 99 1 - 99 - 1

Mathematics 24 59 17 31 57 11 41 51 8

MFL 17 57 26 20 60 20 28 55 17

Music 23 48 29 24 51 25 29 49 22

PSHE n/ a n/ a n/ a n/ a n/ a n/ a 7 50 44

Physical ed 2 31 67 3 38 59 7 45 48

Religious ed 5 50 45 6 55 38 11 53 36

Science 33 61 6 41 54 4 49 46 5

'ICT in Schools Survey 2004' Becta - www.becta.org.uk/research/research.cfm?section=1&id=3466

DATA 2005

Student Associates Scheme

• TTA funded

• aims to increase recruitment of new secondary D&T teachers

• 2004• 55 students from 6 HEIs• 70% moving on to PGCE

• 2005• 120 students from 7 HEIs

• 2006• expansion

• lisa@data.org.uk

DATA 2005

• TTA funded

• web-based support materials for new entrants to ITT

• annual conference

• website live by end of April

ITT Induction Pack and Programme

DATA 2005

Technicians project

• Gatsby funded - 3 years

• DATA/ASE

• enhance career structure in line with workforce remodelling

• NVQ qualification

• web-based administration and support

• pilot starting in September 2005

DATA 2005

Health and Safety

• training materials for the ‘Core’

• training materials for ‘Specialist’

• re-launch

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• White Paper• slimming KS3 curriculum • 14-19

• OFSTED changes• less subject information• DATA Survey

Co-ordinated responses …

DATA 2005

DATA publications

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DATA Annual Conference 2005incorporating the International Design and Technology Association Research Conference

• “Inspire and Educate”

• Sheffield Hallam University

• 7-9 July 2005

DATA 2005

Acknowledgements:

• Peter Branson

• Stuart Douglas

• David Prest

• Steve Stott

• SpeedStep

for providing the images used in this presentation