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registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students sitting the design and technology GCSE received a grade C or above in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	188903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below provides information on the proportion of pupils entered for design and technology GCSEs[1] in 2016/17 who achieved grade C or above.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of pupils entered <br>who achieved A*-C or above <br>in GCSE in the listed subjects <br>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Electronic Products</p></td><td><p>68.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology:<br> Food Technology</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Graphic Products</p></td><td><p>58.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Resistant Materials</p></td><td><p>58.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology:<br> Systems &amp; Control</p></td><td><p>68.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Textiles Technology</p></td><td><p>72.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Design and Technology[2]</p></td><td><p>58.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Based on GCSE examinations only - excludes equivalents</p><p>[2] Includes Graphics, Motor Vehicle, Studies, Design &amp; Technology, D&amp;T Engineering and D&amp;T Product Design.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2018 12:34:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964355

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) financial support and (b) training his Department is providing to design and technology teachers in relation to the new GCSE D&T (9-1) qualification.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The majority of state funded state secondary schools offered GCSE courses in design and technology in 2017. In 2016/17, 2,922 state funded secondary schools (85% of all state funded secondary schools) had one or more pupils taking a Design and Technology (D&amp;T) GCSE. Data for 2018 will not be available until October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not provide financial support or training to existing D&amp;T teachers in relation to the new GCSE. Training is available, however, from the GCSE awarding bodies, and from other organisations such as the Design and Technology Association.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support D&amp;T teacher recruitment through bursaries of up to £12,000.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 169835 question first answered 11/09/2018 15:37:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

943957

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to prepare young people for future jobs in the engineering sector in light of the decrease in the number of students taking GCSE Design and Technology since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	165539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that young people are prepared for a range of careers including in the digital, engineering and creative industries.</p><p> </p><p>To prepare students for a broad range of careers it is important that they study a broad curriculum including the core academic subjects to the age of 16. Music, art and design, dance, drama, and design and technology are compulsory from the age of 5 to 14, and computing from the age of 5 to 16 in all maintained schools. Academies are also required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum, which Ofsted consider in their inspections.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has reformed GCSEs and A levels, including in arts subjects, design and technology and computer science, to ensure that they provide our students with the knowledge and skills to prepare them for further study, higher education and careers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also introducing new T Level programmes, which will give young people a high quality, technical alternative to A levels. They teach students the knowledge and practical skills that employers are looking for. The first T Levels in Education and Childcare, Digital, and Construction will be taught by a small number of providers from September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 165538 165540 question first answered 25/07/2018 16:49:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

921939

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information he holds on the reasons for the decline in the number of entries to Design and Technology GCSE since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	152125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>Design and Technology GCSE entries have declined since before 2010. In 2016/17 over 150,000 pupils in England entered a Design and Technology (D&amp;T) GCSE at the end of Key Stage 4, which is over 25% of all pupils.[1]</p><p> </p><p>Subject experts identified a number of issues with the previous suite of D&amp;T GCSEs. They advised that the GCSEs were out of date, did not reflect current industry practice, and lacked sufficient science, technology, engineering and mathematics content. These issues could have had an effect on take up. One issue was that there were six separate GCSEs focusing on different materials (such as resistant materials and textiles) or particular aspects of D&amp;T (such as product design and systems and control). These did not allow pupils to gain a broad knowledge of the design process, materials, techniques and equipment that are core to the subject. The Department has reformed the D&amp;T GCSE to address these issues. There is now just one GCSE title which emphasises the iterative design processes that is at the core of contemporary practice and includes more about cutting edge technology and processes. The new GCSE now effectively provides pupils with the knowledge they need to progress to further study and careers, including in high-tech industries.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/06/2018 15:50:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

921940

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Engineering UK's 2018 State of Engineering Report, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of students with a qualification in Design and Technology GCSE to filling the skills gap in engineering.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	152126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The design and technology (D&amp;T) GCSE is a useful qualification for those pupils considering a career in engineering. The Department has reformed the D&amp;T GCSE to ensure that it is a valuable qualification and includes the knowledge and skills sought by leading employers. Content has been aligned with high-tech industry practice with strengthened technical, mathematical and scienctific knowledge.</p><p> </p><p>Both Which? and the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service advice on A level choices and degree entry requirements state that an A level qualification in mathematics is essential for any area of engineering, with many universities requiring, or preferring, a second A level in Physics as well.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/06/2018 16:04:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

921941

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to increase the take-up of Design and Technology GCSE alongside the EBacc; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	152127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer my right hon. Friend, the Member for Harlow to the answer I gave on 11 June 2018 to Question 148743:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-06-01/148743/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-06-01/148743/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/06/2018 15:44:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

914867

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase take-up of design and technology alongside the EBacc; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	148743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Design and technology (D&amp;T) is an important part of a broad and balanced curriculum. Over 150,000 pupils in England entered a D&amp;T GCSE at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2016 - 2017, which is over 25% of all pupils.[1]</p><p><br> The EBacc was designed to be limited in size to let pupils continue to study additional subjects that reflect their individual interests and strengths, including D&amp;T.</p><p>The Department introduced the new D&amp;T GCSE in September 2017. It counts towards Progress 8, the headline measure of secondary school performance. Key organisations such as the James Dyson Foundation provided input to link the new GCSE with industry practice and supported students to progress into further study and employment. The content has been updated to make D&amp;T GCSE a rigorous subject that has a strong focus on iterative design processes.</p><p><br>The Department also continues to provide bursaries of up to £12,000 to attract more graduates into D&amp;T teaching.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/06/2018 16:58:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

874811

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward proposals to require all new free schools to offer a design and technology GCSE; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	135112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Free schools, as academies, have the freedom to choose their own curriculum, provided that it meets the requirements of its funding agreement – for example that the curriculum is broad and balanced and includes English, mathematics, science and religious education. It is ultimately for schools to decide whether to offer a particular qualification, such as the recently reformed design and technology GCSE.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/04/2018 14:35:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

827858

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, given their commitment to improving technical education, what steps they will take to arrest the decline in the number of students taking GCSEs in Design and Technology.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL4908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Design and technology is an important part of a broad and balanced curriculum. The Department have reformed the design and technology curriculum for GCSEs and A levels, with input from key organisations such as the James Dyson Foundation. This will align qualifications with high-tech industry practice and support students to progress into further study and employment.</p><p> </p><p>The new curriculum and qualifications have been updated with a strong focus on iterative design processes, which are at the core of contemporary practice. The new design and technology curriculum was introduced in 2014, and the GCSE and A level introduced in September 2017 with the first examinations in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continue to provide bursaries of up to £12,000 to attract more graduates into design and technology teaching.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/02/2018 16:43:24 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

714093

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to promote take-up of GCSE design and technology in schools.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>The new design and technology GCSEs will be taught from September 2017, and will provide pupils with the knowledge required to progress to further study and employment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the recruitment of design and technology teachers through bursaries of up to £12,000. In addition, subject knowledge enhancement courses are available for those candidates prior to commencing teacher training.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/04/2017 13:46:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest