Educational Reform

14-19

J. Croxton-Cayzer

University of Chester 2010

• …Over 40% of all jobs in 2020 will require a graduate level qualification…

• …skills and competitiveness are rising…

• …50% of current British workforce not qualified above five good GCSE’s…

• Less than 20% of children from poor socio-economic backgrounds study for a degree

BUT• We have four of the Top 10 world Universities• We need 340,000 more scientists and engineers• Over a 100,000 people a year now completing Apprenticeships• Talent, Skill and creativity now the Key levers for Prosperity

Our Current Situation

Why the Change?Biggest Educational Reform for thirty Years

Technology driven world is ever changing and employers want people who are adaptable and multi-skilled

Teaching for Life

Social Skills as well as Academic Achievement

Potential for Success

Aims and Objectives Raise the minimum age at which

young people leave education to 17 by 2013 and to 18 by 2015.

Introducing a new suite of qualifications, Diplomas in 17 subject areas at three levels by 2013

Reducing Assessment at A level whilst ensuring students are still challenged

Remap the core subjects to Maths, English and ICT

New standards in English, Maths and ICT

Updating GCSE’s

Increasing apprenticeship opportunities

By 2020, for 90% of young people to achieve Level 2 (5 A* to C GCSEs equivalent) by the age of 19, 70% to achieve level 3 qualifications by that age.

Learning Routes

From 2013 all publicly funded schools will offer 3 routes for 14-16 year olds: Diplomas (Foundation or Higher)

General Qualifications (GCSE) Foundation Learning Tier

From 2013 all publicly funded schools will offer 4 routes for 16-18 year olds: Diplomas (Foundation, Higher or Advanced)

General Qualifications (GCSE or A level) Foundation Learning Tier Apprenticeship

What is the Diploma?

A new qualification that can be attained at school or college, more tailored to individual needs

Currently 10 subjects to choose from, 17 by 2011

Diploma’s run for two years.

More flexible and practical than A levels and GCSE

Available across three levels

The Diploma is designed to support a student’s next move - whether that's further study at school or college, work-related training, going on to university or a job with training

Doing a full set of Diploma’s (Foundation, Higher and Advanced) is equal to 5 GCSE’s D to G, 7 GCSE’s A*-C and 3.5 A levels.

GCSE Reform Controlled Assessment instead of

coursework in 24 subjects including Geography and History

Examination papers to have a broader range of questions

Functional employee skills to be integrated into English, Maths and Science

Apprenticeships

• As employees, apprentices earn a wage and work alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills

• When they are not working apprentices receive training to work towards nationally recognised qualifications (NVQ)

• Earn a salary

• Get paid holidays

• Receive training

• Gain qualifications

• Learn job-specific skills.

What will this mean?• Knowledge is no longer static. We no longer go to the internet for information. We

look to it to facilitate change and to make knowledge a collaborative effort

• Shift Happens…When it comes…people must be able to move with the times

• The computer will be able to outthink a human brain. We need new outlets for information sharing if we are going to prosper.

• The world has never been smaller and yet contained so much

References• Information retrieved from Department for children, schools and families on

18/02/2010. URL :http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/14-19/

• Information retrieved from 14-19 Reform on 18/02/2010. URL : http://www.14-19reforms.co.uk/

• Information retrieved from Times Educational Supplement on 18/02/2010. URL : http://www.tes.co.uk/

• Information retrieved from Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency on 18/02/2010. URL : http://www.qcda.gov.uk/4071.aspx

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