Light by Lucy Willis
Former Secretary of State for Education Kenneth Baker claims that secondary education has become a five-year programme with a single, narrow aim: to prepare pupils for high-stakes GCSE exams at 16. From 2015, all young people will be legally required to stay in education or training until they are 18. Kenneth Baker sees this as a historic opportunity to re-think the aims and structure of English education. He argues that the National Curriculum should extend only to the age of 14 and that there should be four distinct pathways from 14-18 to take account of young people's emerging interests talents and ambitions: Liberal Arts; Technical; Sports and Creative Arts; and Career. All pathways will provide a broad education, but each will have a distinctive character matched to the talents and ambitions of individual students.In 14-18 - A New Vision for Secondary Education, Kenneth Baker builds a compelling case for reform, with contributions from a range of educationalists who draw on the history of English education, practice elsewhere in the world, and their experiences.
An essential read for anyone interested in the future of secondary education.
Lucy Willis is a Member of the West of England Academy. She leads very popular international painting holidays to exotic places for The Artist magazine and runs painting and printmaking courses from her house in Somerset. She has won many painting awards, including the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, and is represented by the Curwen Gallery in London. She is author of Light in Watercolour (HarperCollins) and Travels with Watercolour (Batsford).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780785817390 |
| ISBN 10 | 0785817395 |
| Title | Light |
| Author | Lucy Willis |
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| Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc |
| Year published | 2003-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 143 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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