Are you a current teacher of Design and Technology for 11-16yr olds in England, with at least one years’ experience?

If so, regardless of specialism, I would love to hear your experiences and opinions, of teaching Design and Technology.

This research forms the final dissertation of my Masters in Education (EBP) through the University of Buckingham, which seeks to identify the factors that teachers feel may have contributed to a decline in GCSE entries within the subject.

Being a head of department, full-time teacher and mother of 3, I appreciate how time poor teachers often are, therefore my methods of data collection are designed to be online and easily accessible - without requiring long term commitments or large amounts of time.

By booking an online focus group, a meeting will be booked with myself and up to five other participants, so that you can discuss your personal experiences and opinions as part of the research project. A short survey will be sent to you prior to the meeting, which will require basic details, such as number of years teaching, specialism and training background, so that I am able to use this data to notice any correlations that may occur such as, 'at least 60% of the teachers who had been teaching for more than 7years, expressed.....'.

If you feel an online focus group is not the right way for you to express your views, but you would like to take part, please visit my website www.sonderandmeraki.co.uk for further information on how you can participate and add your voice to the project, such as through a survey or individual interview. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email claire@sonderandmeraki.co.uk