Richard Green

Richard became Chief Executive of the Design and Technology Association in November 2004. The Association offers support, advice and subject leadership for all those involved in D&T education at all levels. Representing and listening to a large membership helps the Association develop and present a vision for the subject and represent the views of the subject community.

Richard originally trained at Goldsmiths as a D&T teacher and taught in Kent before becoming a head of department in a large London comprehensive school. This was followed by work as a local authority adviser and inspector working with primary, special and secondary schools. He has written and contributed to a wide range of design and technology publications, been involved in research, acted as a consultant to C4, and initiated a number of projects linking design and technology in schools to business and industry.

At the D&T Association he has overall responsibility for the organisation and the services it provides to its members and the wider D&T community. He has also been directly involved in a wide range of professional and curriculum development programmes, such as Digital D&T, the Association has run on behalf of the Government and other agencies in order to help modernise and move the subject forward.