According to experts, personalization has the potential to dramatically transform education by tailoring learning to individual student needs, interests, and aspirations. A head teacher believes personalization requires doing something radically different to have a big impact. A politician states personalization will create educational paths accounting for each student, leading to excellence and social justice. Experts see personalization driving major changes in education through individualization and transformation.

1. PERSONALISATION A brief introduction What do the ‘experts’ say about it?

2. “ If we get personalised learning right we have the potential to bring about a major and dramatic shift in education.” Professor David Hopkins (Head of the DfES Standards and Effectiveness Unit)

3. “ With personalisation we are not just interested in doing a little better with our current system. We are interested in transformation. We want to do something radically different because that’s the only way to have a big impact.” Derek wise – Head Teacher at Cramlington High School

4. “ Personalisation is a system that responds to individual pupils, by creating an educational path that takes account of their needs, interests and aspirations. It will not only generate excellence, it will also make a strong contribution to social justice” Politician: David Miliband (2004)

5. “… major and dramatic shift in education.” “ transformation….something radically different… “… creating an educational path …generate excellence …social justice”

6. Task 1 : Watch the movie on ‘A Brief introduction to Personalisation’. * Write down any useful key words/ phrases that describe or explain the processes involved within personalising learning.