A presentation and discussion of the Implications of the Changes to the 14-19 Curriculum

1. Implications of the Changes to the 14-19 Curriculum Stuart Wiltshire 24/02/2010 A presentation and discussion on the new curriculum and its implications

5. BTEC

6. City & Guilds

8. Further Education

9. Employment / unemployment

13. Reform Routes Implications of the Changes to the 14-19 Curriculum

18. Higher – equivalent to 7 GCSE's (grade A* to C)

20. Skills geared towards practical situations relevant to vocational situations

21. The Diploma Exams Course work assessed by Teacher External Tests Assessed in line with specific qualification Overall grade is aggregation of Principal Learning and Project achievement Implications of the Changes to the 14-19 Curriculum

26. succeed in life

29. More challenging and stimulating synoptic assessment to test understanding and subject relationship

30. More focus on problem solving tasks rather than predominantly knowledge based assessment

31. Most subjects will have reduction in unit content to ease burden of workload

32. Better preparation for academic environment in Higher Education