Electronics Supplement
THIRTY-FOUR CENTRES
SUPPORT TEACHERS IN PROVIDING
ELECTRONICS IN THE CURRICULUM
ELECTRONICS is one of the electronic engineers and campaign, encouraged by a71 A wide range of ECT subject
main drivers of the commerce
technicians have been in high
government, to ensure electronics development workshops
and industry in the 21st century.
demand and could command
stays in the curriculum and under a71 Regional/local twilight
Products and services are being
substantial salaries and therefore
what is called the ‘Electronics in updating sessions
created and transported
keeping qualified people in the
Schools Strategy’ which together a71 Regional/local future ECT
electronically and it is there no with CAD/CAM in schools now activity planning seasons
surprise that it features as part
teaching profession was not easy.
forms part of the digital design a71 Twilight GCSE surgeries
of the design and technology
Perhaps this may change.
and technology programme. This a71 CAD/CAM and ECT-based
syllabus.
However, there has been, and
programme aims to develop a school competitions.
Up until recently, qualified continues to be, a determined coherent support programme for These centres also provide a
teachers involved with CAD/CAM wide range of consultancy support
and what has now been called to individual schools and teachers
ECT (electronics and as a result of relationships built up
communications technology) through other activities.
which reflects the changing The training programmes are
requirements of both the run free of charge, thanks to the
curriculum at KS3 and KS4 and generous funding from the IET
the STEM agenda. and the continuing support from
One key area where support is the DfES. There are even
provided is through the regional contributions towards supply cover
support centres. These have been plus grants towards resources.
developed out of recognition that These teacher training courses
teacher training offered by this are open to any serving teacher
programme needs to be flexible in with an interest in teaching
order allow STEMNETs, HEIs electronics, who can seek approval
and LAs and others to identify, from senior management to either
plan and provide training modules continue to teach electronics or
dependent on local demands. plan to offer a course in electronics
Currently, there are 34 support in the following twelve months.
centres based within the nine The training outcomes are
government regions – London, accredited by DATA, with a
North East, North West, Yorkshire, certificate of competence endorsed
and Humberside, East of England, by the FfES, DTI, IET and TEP.
South East, South West, East Full details and further
Midlands and West Midlands – information of the structure of the
including partnerships between courses are available from the
STEMNETs, LA advisers, HEIs, excellent Electronics in Schools
ECT and CAD/CAM accredited website –
trainers and lead practitioners. www.electronicsinschools.org
Some of these centres are devoted On the following pages,
to electronics, some to CAD/CAM Technology in Education looks
and some others to both. at a few of the many suppliers
Circle No.A40 In the past year, the support providing products and services
centres have carried out a range to help teachers teach this
of training including: interesting subject successfully.
Technology in Education No.165 March 2009 18 Check out our website: www.technology-in-education.co.uk
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