The Teaching and Learning Research Programme is the biggest-ever investment in educational research in the United Kingdom, and is the largest programme currently managed by the Economic and Social Research Council. Its aim is to shed light on learning and teaching throughout life, and to produce findings which will help improve educational outcomes for people of all ages.
A number of TLRP projects are working on issues of direct relevance to the future of 14 -19 education and training. Responses to government initiatives in England such as the Tomlinson Committee's proposals and the 14 -19 Education and Skills White Paper show that there is no consensus about how to educate people in this age group. Further changes to the system are inevitable. Moreover, the complexity of the issues involved means that discussions about the pace and direction of reform will continue alongside consideration of how to implement changes that have already been agreed.
Institution: Teaching and Learning Research Programme
Published: 06/08/2007
14-19 
A Commentary by the Teaching and Learning Research Programme
The Teaching and Learning Research Programme is the biggest-ever investment in educational research in the United Kingdom, and is the largest programme currently managed by the Economic and Social Research Council. Its aim is to shed light on learning and teaching throughout life, and to produce findings which will help improve educational outcomes for people of all ages.
A number of TLRP projects are working on issues of direct relevance to the future of 14 -19 education and training. Responses to government initiatives in England such as the Tomlinson Committee's proposals and the 14 -19 Education and Skills White Paper show that there is no consensus about how to educate people in this age group. Further changes to the system are inevitable. Moreover, the complexity of the issues involved means that discussions about the pace and direction of reform will continue alongside consideration of how to implement changes that have already been agreed.