14-19 Education : Policy, Leadership and Learning

'at Last, A Book About This Most Vexed Part Of The Curriculum Which Is Objective, Honest And Research-based. These Two Well-established Authors Have Done What Even Supposedly Neutral Writers Of Official Reports Have Been Unable To Do And This Is Because They Emerge As Having Only One 'axe To Grind', Namely What Is Best For The Students And The Country. Showing Only Too Clearly The Confusions And Competitions Which Have Bedevilled Provision For This Age Group, The Authors' Views Are Convincing And Credible Partly Because-unusually- They Come From Neither A 'pro-school' Or A 'pro-college' Lobby.( Read , For Example, The Chapter On Leadership To See How Leaders In The Two Sectors-but Providing For The Same Young People ! - Can Be Seen Being Encouraged To Move In Different Directions.) They Rightly Argue That This Not The Point. Although, Like Others, They Argue That Partnerships Are The Way Ahead, They Show That These So Far Have A Poor Record. Their Arguments, All Firmly Based On Clear Analysis Of The Politics And Resourcing Of 14-19 Education, And Constantly Referenced By The Experiences Of Young People Of Fourteen To Nineteen Years, Are Set In A Totally Realistic Perspective And, As They Conclude, The Price Of Future Failure In This Provision Will Be Calamitous. Leaders In Both The Schools And The Post-16 Sectors Should Read This Book And Reflect On The Whole Picture It Offers Of What Might Be Possible For Our Young People. Policy Makers Should Do The Same But Whether They Have The Will And Courage To Act Accordingly Is A Matter For Future Debate' - David Middlewood 'the Reform Of The 14-19 Stage Of Education And Training In England Is Likely To Be On The Policy Agenda For The Next Two Decades, But Until Now Our Understanding Of 14-19 Education, Like The Stage Itself, Has Been Incoherent And Fragmented. Lumby And Foskett Provide A Comprehensive, Authoritative And Readable Account Of The Recent History And Current State Of 14-19 Education. They Challenge Some Of The Myths And Misconceptions That Have Grown Up Around It. I Recommend This Book To All People With An Interest In 14-19 Education In England And In The Current Attempts To Reform It' - Professor David Raffe, Centre For Educational Sociology, University Of Edinburgh Schools And Colleges Are Being Asked To Deal With Fundamental Changes In 14-19 Education. Designed To Support Policy Makers, Practitioners And Students Of Education In Improving Their Understanding Of This Phase Of Education, The Authors Present A Discussion Of The Evolution Of Policy And Practice Across Schools And Colleges, And Their Possible Future Development. A Range Of Educational Institutions Are Discussed With Specific Reference To Changes In Government Policy, The Curriculum, Support Services, And The Advent Of Learning And Skills Councils. Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List Of Figures And Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List Of Abbreviations -- Part 1 Setting The Context -- 1 14-19 Education: The High-stakes Battlefield -- 2 Riding The Waves Of Policy -- 3 Moving The Pieces Around: Structural Change Since 1979 -- Part 2 A Coherent Learning Experience? -- 4 Curriculum 14-19: Parallel Worlds Or Brave New World? -- 5 Mind The Gap: The Vocational And Academic Divide -- 6 Teaching And Learning: The Learner's Perspective -- 7 Teaching And Learning: The Ritual Of Assessment -- 8 Choices, Transitions And 14-19 Pathways -- Part 3 Leading Teaching And Learning -- 9 Paying For Learning: Resourcing The System -- 10 Working Together? Collaboration And Partnerships For Learning -- 11 Leading 14-19 Education: Lifting Our Heads -- Part 4 Futures -- 12 Future Policy 14-19: Choices And Visions -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.