Thread by @hardy_alison

Geoffrey Harrison’s archive has been unloaded from the car. Geoffrey was one of the founders of D&T, & this must represent a significant part of the subject‘s history. There’s a lot to sort through! I’ll post more as I explore it #DandT #dtchat

First up....
headline story from @tes in October 1976 sounds familiar: strong feelings were roused by the adept of education report ....’

@tes Next ...

@tes I’ve got company but I don’t think he will be much help.

@tes Remember when creativity was considered important? Out of favour now but for how long?

@tes Now , THIS is a piece of England’s education history: an embargoed copy of PM James Callaghan’s famous Ruskin speech about the state of education, seen by many as the 1st indication of the National Curriculum, which came 16 years later

@tes Then up pops #PATT1986 - similar themes discussed in 1986 to now, what do you think @teknikpedagog

@tes @teknikpedagog Seems to me the confusion is still here

@tes @teknikpedagog @ldpressbooks 2 papers by Ken in here - I’ve put it to one side to read

@tes @teknikpedagog @ldpressbooks Part of @TrentUni history here, when a building was named after Don Porter, a former HMI who ‘Led the introduction of Technology into the school curriculum’

@tes @teknikpedagog @ldpressbooks @TrentUni Signs of the times - look at the dates

@tes @teknikpedagog @ldpressbooks @TrentUni And according to Geoffrey, this is where D&T started

@tes @teknikpedagog @ldpressbooks @TrentUni And the 1st three PATT conference proceedings @The_DT_Geek @teknikpedagog @niekieblom @kaystables

@tes @teknikpedagog @ldpressbooks @TrentUni @The_DT_Geek @niekieblom @kaystables The papers were shorter then

@tes Oops ‘department’ not ‘adept’ - a slight slip

@tes @teknikpedagog @ldpressbooks @TrentUni @The_DT_Geek @niekieblom @kaystables I was wrong. The papers were in another volume.