A first attempt at developing specialist schools to solve this issue, the City Technology College (CTC) programme between 1988 and 1993, had produced only 15 schools, despite an initial aim of 200. In response, Cyril Taylor, chairman of the City Technology Colleges Trust, proposed to allow pre-existing schools to become specialists in technology (CTCs were newly opened schools). This was expected to mitigate the programme's failure and allow the government to gradually pay for the subject of technology.
An initial effort to create specialized technology schools, the City Technology College (CTC) program from 1988 to 1993, only produced 15 schools despite a goal of 200.  To address this failure, Cyril Taylor, chairman of the City Technology Colleges Trust, proposed allowing existing schools to become technology specialists. This was intended to help the government fund technology education gradually.