Implications for teaching and learning due to the changes to the 14-19 curriculum

ByMatthew Hillman

What are we going to cover?•What is the 14-19 curriculum reform and

why is it taking place

•What changes have occurred

•How these changes have affected teaching and learning

What is the 14-19 curriculum reform?

What is the 14-19 curriculum reform?

•“To raise the education and skills levels of students by delivering a curriculum which gives them life and social skills, sets stretching and challenging targets, and better prepares them for a fast-changing world.”

www.14-19reforms.co.uk

Why is the reform taking place?•The curriculum didn’t meet the needs of all

young people

•Too many students left school without the skills or qualifications needed to progress

•Students left school without the appropriate level of English and Mathematics

•No young person left behind

Taken from the 14-19 briefing Notebook

What changes have occurred due to the 14-19 curriculum reform?

What changes have occurred due to the new 14-19 curriculum reform?•GCSE’s and A Levels•The Diploma•The Extended Project•Apprenticeships•Accredited Training•Foundation Learning Tier•RPA – Raising Participation Age•IAG – Information Advice Guidance

How have these changes affected teaching and

learning?

How have these changes affected teaching and learning?

•Research Results▫Controlled assessment

Taken from the Tomlinson Report 2004

▫Expanding learning beyond just the academic

▫Teaching tailored around the individual▫Industry related learning improved▫Raising the participation age

•Effects on teaching and learning not yet known

How have these changes affected teaching and learning?•Controlled assessment

▫Coursework to be fazed out in favour of controlled assessment

▫Enables a more straightforward method of marking

▫Better authentication of original work

How have these changes affected teaching and learning?•Expanding learning beyond the academic

▫Not all students are of an academic way of thinking

▫Students are able to learn in a method more suited and tailored to them

How have these changes affected teaching and learning?•Teaching tailored around the individual

▫Not all students learn in the same method

▫Increase burden on teachers to tailor the course on the specifications of the individual

How have these changes affected teaching and learning?•Improvements in industry related learning

▫Businesses involved in diploma since its inception

▫Gives students a wider range companies in industry to interact with

How have these changes affected teaching and learning?•Raising the participation age

▫Allows greater numbers of students to leave with qualifications that they can use

▫Increased support for students, both financial and academic

To Conclude

•Proposes to change the education system as we know it

•It is going to have a big impact on teaching and learning

•It is early days at the moment so definite impacts can not be seen

Thank You for listeningPlease feel free to ask any questions

References used•www.teachernet.gov.uk/14to19briefing•www.14-19reforms.co.uk•www.iagworkforce.co.uk•www.diploma-support.org•www.qca.gov.uk/libraryAssets/media/QCA

_-_14-19_january_2007_eNewsletter.pdf•www.dcsf.gov.uk