Implications of the Implications of the Changes to the 14-19 Changes to the 14-19

CurriculumCurriculum

By Nisha SharmaBy Nisha Sharma

ContentsContents

• AimAim

• Why Is There A Need To Reform?Why Is There A Need To Reform?

• What Are The Changes?What Are The Changes?

• Diagram Diagram Main routes through 14-19 education and training in 2015 and beyond . (DCSF)

• Implications

• Conclusion

• References

AimAim

• Ensure that every young Ensure that every young person by 19 has had person by 19 has had the education or training the education or training needed to prepare needed to prepare him/her to succeed in him/her to succeed in life.life.

• Provide a choice of Provide a choice of routes for 14-19 year routes for 14-19 year olds that lead to olds that lead to valuable qualifications valuable qualifications and progression to and progression to further learning. further learning.

Why Is It That We Need To Why Is It That We Need To Reform?Reform?

• Changes in technology and Changes in technology and global economy.global economy.

• Education and trainingEducation and training• Help motivate all young people Help motivate all young people

to participate and achieve.to participate and achieve.• Promote students to stay longer Promote students to stay longer

into education. 9.2% 16-18 year into education. 9.2% 16-18 year olds were NEET (Not in olds were NEET (Not in Education, Employed or Education, Employed or Training) by end of 2009. Training) by end of 2009.

• Encourage young people to Encourage young people to continue in learning courses continue in learning courses they find engaging.they find engaging.

What Are The Changes?What Are The Changes?• Increase the school leaving age to:-Increase the school leaving age to:-

– 17 by 201317 by 2013– 18 by 201818 by 2018

• Qualifications revised :-Qualifications revised :-– A LevelsA Levels– GCSE’sGCSE’s– Diplomas (in 17 subjects) at 3 levels by Diplomas (in 17 subjects) at 3 levels by

20132013– Apprenticeship improvementsApprenticeship improvements

• Foundation Tier LearningFoundation Tier Learning

• Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)

• Extended Project qualificationExtended Project qualification

• Responsibility for education and training for Responsibility for education and training for young people held by Local Authorities.young people held by Local Authorities.

What Are The Changes?What Are The Changes?

• GCSE’sGCSE’s– Up-to-date contentUp-to-date content– Controlled assessmentControlled assessment

• A Level’sA Level’s– A levels to allow A levels to allow

candidates to be candidates to be “stretched and “stretched and challenged”.challenged”.

– Most subjects reduced Most subjects reduced from 6 units to 4 units.from 6 units to 4 units.

– A* grade introduced.A* grade introduced.

What Are The Changes?What Are The Changes?

• DiplomasDiplomas– 3 levels (Foundation, Higher, 3 levels (Foundation, Higher,

Advanced)Advanced)– Foundation :- Level 1 - 5 GCSE’s Foundation :- Level 1 - 5 GCSE’s

(grades D-G)(grades D-G)– Higher :- Level 2 – 7 GCSE’s Higher :- Level 2 – 7 GCSE’s

(grades A*-C)(grades A*-C)– Advanced :- Level 3 – 3 ½ A Advanced :- Level 3 – 3 ½ A

LevelsLevels

• ApprenticeshipsApprenticeships– Functional SkillsFunctional Skills– Pilot Wage Subsidy ProgrammePilot Wage Subsidy Programme– By 2020, over 250,000 By 2020, over 250,000

Apprenticeship starts. Apprenticeship starts. 

CONSIDEROPTIONS

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GCSE

Foundation Learning

Apprenticeship

Foundation or Higher Diploma

Foundation Learning

Main routes through 14-19 education and training in 2015 and beyond

Higher or Advanced Diploma

GCSE / A-Level

Employment withtraining

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Further education

Higher education

Employment

Employment with training

Apprenticeship post 18

The Diploma combines theoretical study with practical experience based around a work-related curriculum. It is available at Foundation, Higher and Advanced level (Level 1 - Level 3).

GCSE and A level qualifications are regularly updated to ensure that they remain high quality, relevant and interesting. They can be combined with Diplomas.

Apprenticeships allow students to learn at work and gain qualifications. The number and range of Apprenticeships is increasing hugely so 1 in 5 will take this route by 2020.

This is for learners not ready for a full level 2 qualification and include a mix of learning to suit the individual.

Higher or Advanced Diploma

GCSE / A Level

Apprenticeship

FoundationLearning

Functional Skills and Personal,Learning and Thinking Skills

There are, of course, many other optionsafter you turn 18, including a gap year and volunteering

Well before the decision points information and advice will be critical to guide young people to make the best choice for them in relation to their prior learning.Some students may change paths at 17 becausethere are more one year courses available after 16.

CONSIDEROPTIONS

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ImplicationsImplications

• Students more employable and Students more employable and have higher job prospects from have higher job prospects from skills.skills.

• More students will continue on into More students will continue on into higher education or further higher education or further education and will not be NEET.education and will not be NEET.

• It will “stretch and challenge” It will “stretch and challenge” students at higher level, and will students at higher level, and will give support to students at lower give support to students at lower levels.levels.

• It gives a higher demand for It gives a higher demand for teachers and many career teachers and many career opportunities.opportunities.

• Benefit to teachers as well as Benefit to teachers as well as students.students.

ImplicationsImplications

However….However….

• Increase in Increase in workload for workload for teachersteachers

ConclusionConclusion

• Many routes of learning, giving 14-19 Many routes of learning, giving 14-19 year olds lots of opportunities to gain year olds lots of opportunities to gain more qualifications and then in turn more qualifications and then in turn higher job prospectshigher job prospects

• Positive way to reduce those in NEET.Positive way to reduce those in NEET.

• More focus on skills (English, Maths More focus on skills (English, Maths and ICT)and ICT)

ReferencesReferences

• http://www.qcda.gov.uk/resources/assets/qhttp://www.qcda.gov.uk/resources/assets/qca-08-3740_Extended_project_Informationca-08-3740_Extended_project_Information_for_higher_education.pdf_for_higher_education.pdf

• http://www.google.co.ukhttp://www.google.co.uk• http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/14-19/http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/14-19/• http://http://www.education.gov.ukwww.education.gov.uk/curriculum/curriculum • http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndhttp://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAnd

Learning/QualificationsExplained/DG_0706Learning/QualificationsExplained/DG_07067676

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