The planning blight problems in the schools will be enormous, rewriting of teaching materials and timetables, GCSE pupils working to the old Orders even after the new Orders are in place to mention a few. But this has not diminished the heady delight of the advocates of change. This should put an end to the Mickey Mouse technology that had manifested itself in schools', said Mr. Filer. Of course there are problems in delivering National Curriculum Technology. There are still difficulties of resourcing in many schools.
Many teachers are ill or even unenthusiastic about the subject.
Some of the projects are, quite frankly, appalling. One gave its Key State 3 pupils a problem - design a car to appeal to young motorists. Research involved scanning old motoring magazines, realisation required the shaping of a block of softwood using saw and sureform tools and the evaluation was by their fellow pupils' votes. But there are also outstanding examples of work in technology that demonstrates and entrance childrens' creativity and imagination and practical competence. The writer's annual experience of judging the Young Electronic Designer Awards confirms this abundantly.