Technical Subjects in Secondary Schools

Abstract

This is the first in a series on technical education in the various types of secondary school. Technical and scientific subjects have for some time been receiving increasing attention in secondary education and the recent White Paper “Secondary Education for All — a new drive” foreshadows an acceleration in this process as well as an attack on shortcomings of the secondary education system. The articles will relate the experience already gained in some schools to this increasing technical emphasis and, in particular, will study those factors on which the success of present plans depends. In the present article Mr Howard gives his personal views on the place of technical subjects in secondary education as a whole.