The 14-19 curriculum reform aims to raise education and skills levels by delivering a curriculum that better prepares students for the future. The reform was necessary because the old curriculum did not meet the needs of all students and many left school without necessary skills. Key changes include new qualifications like GCSEs, A-Levels, and Diplomas, as well as expanding learning beyond academics and tailoring teaching to individuals. These changes are intended to improve industry learning and increase the number of students who participate in and complete education, though the full effects on teaching and learning are still emerging.

1. Implications for teaching and learning due to the changes to the 14-19 curriculum By Matthew Hillman

2. 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

3. Whatis the 14-19 curriculum reform?

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. How have these changes affected teaching and learning?

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Thank You for listening Please feel free to ask any questions

17. 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