1. All pupils should
have access to good Design and Technology Facilities. 2. Design and Technology should be
compulsory in both secondary and primary schools. 3. Design and Technology should be ten
percent of timetable contact time. 4. Design and Technology should have
more funding than any other subject in the curriculum. 5. Design and Technology should be the
most important subject in schools. 6. Manufacturing industry should
contribute directly to Design and Technology departments in all schools. 7. Design and Technology departments
should have separate funding to enable staff to research/experiment with
new technology/projects. 8. Class sizes in workshops should be
limited to a maximum of eighteen pupils. 9. All Technology departments should
have at least one full time technician. 10. All pupils should have equal
access to technology subjects regardless of gender.
