Implications of the Changes to the 14-19 Curriculum

By Liam Rowley

Contents

The Aims– Why Reform?

Course Changes– Why make them?

GCSE A-Level Apprenticeships

Course Additions– Why introduce them?

Diploma Foundation Learning

The Aims

The Reform aims to the 14-19 curriculum: To gain full potential from all students in

education– Changes to GCSE’s, A levels and additional

courses

Encourage to stay in education to increase the chance of gaining a more suitable job

Why make course changes?

Ongoing changes since 2008: GCSE

– Enable assessment to encourage good teaching and learning.

A-Level– Making it easier for universities identify their potential– Number of exams place a burden on students– Assessment is too much on facts, in some subjects

To be more interesting to students

Changes to Courses GCSE’s

Replace Coursework with Controlled Assessment

Exam questions have a more broader way of asking for subject knowledge

Involving ‘Functional Skills’

Changes to CoursesA-Levels

New A* Grade Most subject units will be reduced from 6 to 4

units ‘Stretch and Challenge’ at A2

Changes to CoursesApprenticeships

From 2013, entitlement to an Apprenticeship place for all suitably qualified

By 2020, over 250,000 Apprenticeship start

Course Additions

What's being introduced?– The Diploma– Foundation Learning

Why add them?– Wider choice of courses for the student– More emphasis on learning ‘useful’ skills

Course AdditionsThe Diploma

Diploma has been introduced to some since 2008 Planning to ensure by 2013 there will be access to all 17

diplomas to all students– From 2009

Business Administration and Finance Construction and the Built Environment Creative and Media Engineering Environmental and Land Based Studies Hair and Beauty Hospitality Information Technology Manufacturing and Product Design Society, Health and Development

Course AdditionsFoundation Learning

Not achieving potential Mainstream curriculum not appealing Currently working at Entry and Level 1

Helps students work towards Level 2 (5 GCSEs)

How the courses are implemented

Summary

Course Changes -to gain full potential Course Additions-to offer more choice

Key Aim:– Provide for the young learner– To gain maximum individual potential

References

• http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/ExamsTestsAndTheCurriculum/DG_10013915

• http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/14-19/index.cfm?go=site.home&sid=57&pid=496&lid=581&ctype=None&ptype=Contents

• http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/14-19/index.cfm?go=site.home&sid=3

• http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/14-19/documents/qualifications_map.JPG

• http://www.qcda.gov.uk/24.aspx