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Educating for Success in Life - A Proposal
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We have now updated our proposal document based on recent discussions. You can see this at: http://www.probably42.net/documents/1/85/educating-for-success-in-life-a-proposal
Below is a summary of the ideas:
- Re-think Education in the context of the 21st century
- Transform ‘Education for Life’ with Communication Technologies
- Introduce a flexible ‘Success in life’ curriculum to satisfy defined objectives
- Introduce a ‘Success in Life’ course of study in Tertiary Education
- Address the Gap in Education from Years 0-3
- Prioritise Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
- Remove or reduce tuition fees for ‘shortage subjects’
- Give the BBC and OU a role in developing a National Online Education Curriculum
- Make Education access throughout life the norm
- Create multiple paths into the world of work which are equally attractive
- Introduce a Lifelong Education Quota
- Introduce a Work Preparation and Job Service run by employer organisations
- Introduce a school ‘World of Work’ curriculum
- Set up a National Careers Online Service
- Update the roles and training of educators
- Increase the emphasis on the Science of Education
- Expand evidence-based assessment of education theory
- Improve Measurement of Outcomes
- Re-balance the roles of Educators and Government
- Reduce or Remove Politics in Education
This post was edited by # Probably42 at July 21, 2020 1:11 PM BST