A further consultation on this has recently concluded, with the report expected shortly; commissioning the development of teaching materials to support the revised course;the distribution of a publicity leaflet to headteachers and guidance staff promoting the value of the revised course;holding a conference at which education authorities were alerted to the developments taking place in technological studies and the production of teaching materials;developing an Intermediate 2 course to assist those pupils who were unlikely to achieve Higher in S5, and the publication of HMI Effective Learning and Teaching report which promoted the value of technical education for pupils.