Consultation outcome

GCSE reform: design and technology

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 1 July 2015
• Last updated: 4 November 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Reformed design and technology GCSE: government consultation response

Ref: DFE-00284-2015

PDF, 394 KB, 16 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of responses received and the government’s response outlining the next steps.

We have also published an equality impact assessment of the revised content for this subject.

You can also find the revised content in the GCSE subject collection.

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Original consultation

Summary

We're inviting views on changes to design and technology GCSE content.

This consultation ran from
10am on 1 July 2015 to 5pm on 26 August 2015

Consultation description

We are seeking views on revised subject content for GCSE design and technology for first teaching in 2017.

You should also consider the Ofqual consultation on assessment arrangements and objectives for GCSE design and technology.

You may also want to read the subject content for GCSE that we have already consulted on and published.

Documents

GCSE design and technology draft content: consultation document

PDF, 213 KB, 9 pages

GCSE design and technology: draft subject content

PDF, 375 KB, 12 pages

Published 1 July 2015
Last updated 4 November 2015 + show all updates

1. 4 November 2015

   Added government response and link to equality impact assessment.

2. 1 July 2015

   First published.