Technologies 3-18 Curriculum Impact Report

This curriculum impact report evaluates the quality of young people’s learning and achievements in the technologies. It contributes to the overall picture of what it is like to be a learner in Scotland in the second decade of the 21st century.

The report identifies strengths in learning across the technologies and it suggests what can be done to improve outcomes for children, young people, and communities. This includes setting an agenda to better advance learning in the technologies with a range of key partners.

The report is based on evidence and data gathered from around 40 exploratory visits to early learning and childcare settings, primary, secondary and special schools in Scotland. It also draws on evidence from research across Europe and beyond.

Young people’s achievements in external examinations provide further important data, contributing to a comprehensive picture of how technologies experiences are impacting on young people and their communities.

The report comes at a time when young people are entering into a world which is changing educationally, economically and socially, at an unprecedented rate. With that in mind, the report sets out an ambitious, inclusive agenda for improvement, inviting all of those with an interest in the future of Scotland’s young people to play their part.

Making tomorrow happen: technology education in Scotland was the launch event for this report and the college aspect report Computing and Digital Media.

The event was organised to raise awareness of the reports and to discuss the implications for future developments in the Technologies area of the curriculum. It was held in Celtic Park in Glasgow on 9 March 2015. The presentations and film clips below are from the event.

Education Scotland – Technologies

Welcome to the website for Technologies within Education Scotland