

Encouraging a 'Looking-Out' Approach: How Mentors Can Support ECTs to Develop Subject Knowledge in D&T
Sean Britton Former Head of Design and Technology, ECT Facilitator and AQA Subject Lead Image by NASA on Unsplash Introduction The fact that we are working in the midst of a subject shortage and declining student enrolment is just one of the many difficulties faced by early career teachers (ECTs) entering the field of design and technology (D&T). D&T initial teacher training recruitment recently only reached about 27% of the national target, which is among the lowest across















