One of the largest challenges our learning area faces today is it's perception and that is why we hope you immerse your school in all that is Design and Technology throughout the 15th – 21st of October.
Here’s why! How often have had to explain to a parent or a teaching colleague that we have come a long way from focussing on only practical skills in 1 or 2 materials or specialities?
Does your school undervalue your learning area and make it difficult for you to resource and deliver your curriculum the way you know they should?
Are your class lists usually topped up with students who have no interest in your subject, but were considered unsuitable for other classes?
These misconceptions of Design and Technology are in complete contrast to the high regard society has for all things ‘design’. Not to mention that we live in a dynamic technology-driven world where new advances are having incredible effects on every area of society.
Our response to this situation has been to launch, promote and support a national Design and Technology Week, which is our opportunity to challenge the misconceptions that still plague our valuable area of study. This week is your time to showcase the creative, innovative and challenging work that your students have been engaged in. It is something that other subjects have done well for years and it is time that we had louder voice to shout about what we really do and how our students benefit from our approaches to creative problem solving and increasing involvement in newly identified fields such as STEM.
