IDEO, The Royal Academy of Engineering, RSA, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the Design Council, Future Foundations, NAEE, Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK), Google, Lets Go Zero, Global Action Plan and the NSEAD are just some of the organisations having voiced support for Pearson’s plans to raise the status of design education in schools and reverse the downward trend in student uptake.
Leading digital media learning company Pearson, have today announced plans to drive forward a new, future-focused design and technology (D&T) curriculum that inspires children and young people to become the creative problem solvers of the future.
Calls for change come as new research amongst 2,200+ secondary school teachers and leaders shows that around half believe modernising the subject will benefit the curriculum. The same number also support both the move to design and technology addressing global challenges like climate change and equipping learners with the skills needed in a future workforce.
Strengthening the role of the subject is also backed by two thirds of art and design teachers specifically.
