Technology education is therefore concerned with the development of 'technological capability' and, more particularly, with curricula, assessment strategies and pedagogies for teaching technology, and with research questions related thereto. All primary teacher training students, currently 96, undertake a foundation course in technology derived from the relevant requirements of the national curriculum.
Some students choose to pursue their technological studies to a more advanced level of primary work.
The course is designed to produce teachers of technology who are also specialists in a particular field. All students are involved in Education Business Partnership activities which involve the development of resources such as multi-media programmes, demonstration models and curriculum resources. The School of Education offers a wide range of professional development programmes for teachers of technology in primary and secondary schools. Some of these are offered in conjunction with local education authorities and other organisations. The module attracts significant numbers of students from overseas, notably Indonesia, Malaysia and Bhutan.