Alison Hardy consults for the Design and Technology Association. There has been a worrying decline in recent years in the number of teenagers opting to take design and technology (D&T) at GCSE. While ...

The proportion of pupils taking design and technology GCSE dropped from 44 per cent in 2009 to 22 per cent in 2020. The subject is compulsory in secondary schools in England for the first three years.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A career in Technology and Design often involves developing creative, solutions to existing problems. This may mean anything from designing video games to creating indoor living spaces. As technology ...

The next hardest on the list is CDT which was the third according to grading from A* to C averaged in the last three years. The issue with technology is of subjective reasons. Some students get on ...

The number of pupils taking drama at A-level and GCSE has fallen compared to last year (PA) Drama is continuing to fall in popularity among GCSE and A-level students in England, figures suggest.

Drama is continuing to fall in popularity among GCSE and A-level students in England, figures suggest. Provisional figures for England show exam entries for drama A-level are down by 5.8%, while ...