14-19 Links
Links which appear on the 14-19 section links page
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Admissions to Higher Education Steering Group Fair admissions to higher education: recommendations for good practice - Final Report |
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Aimhigher A comprehensive information and advice package about higher education opportunities which relates to students' individual requirements. The web-site includes guidance on financial matters, and what student life will be like, as well as offering profiles of every UK university and college offering higher education courses. |
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Department for Education and Skills (DfES) Improving the Higher Education Applications Process A Consultation Paper - September 2005 |
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Department for Education and Skills (DfES) - Final Report Final Evaluation Report - Progress File Demonstration Projects The final evaluation report on the Progress File demonstration projects published by the DfES, together with a Research Brief summary. |
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Department for Education and Skills (DfES) - 14-19 Pathfinders 14-19 Pathfinders The 14-19 pathfinders website, an interactive resource for anyone involved or interested in 14-19 education and training. |
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Department of Education (Northern Ireland) DENI ensures that education services address the needs of the community and provides leadership and support to achieve this. |
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Enquiring Minds Enquiring Minds is a three-year research and development programme, which aims to create opportunities for learners to be independent, to take responsibility for their own learning, create their own knowledge and conduct their own research in the context of a rich digital information landscape. |
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GENERATION Y GENERATION Y: TRAINING A 'SWITCHED OFF' GENERATION Has an archaic approach to education resulted in a 'switched off' generation? As the educational foundation Edge calls for a more practical approach to teaching young people, Cheryl Taylor examines the challenges that face those involved in training and coaching Generation Y as they enter the workforce. |
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keyskills4u.com |
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Learning and Skills Council The Learning and Skills Council is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England. |
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LTS Scotland Curriculum for Excellence Embracing a wider definition of how and what children should learn. |
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National Advisory Centre on Early Language Learning The Junior version of the European Language Portfolio is a Council of Europe initiative in the European Year of Languages 2001. The final version of the European Language Portfolio is now available. The Portfolio is a record of a pupil’s achievements and progress in languages. It is addressed to the pupil. |
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National Curriculum Citizenship in Action RECORDING PROGRESS Decisions about collecting information and evidence about pupil progress and achievement in citizenship are matters for teachers working within their agreed school policy. Schools are developing a range of ways to do this including: citizenship diaries online or written progress records or files citizenship portfolios pupil planners. Whatever means is used, there are benefits to involving pupils in discussions about the collection of evidence and the recording process itself. For example, where pupils are included in setting criteria for their work, they are more likely to understand and identify the standards to aim for. |
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Nuffield Foundation, The The Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training In October 2003, the Nuffield Foundation launched a three year independent review of 14-19 education and training. The Foundation has now extended this for a further three years until October 2009. |
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Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) A report from the Office of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools - Progress File: an evaluation of demonstration projects in schools (Jan 02). |
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Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) - Key Skills Key Skills for Developing Employability - booklet produced by the QCA - available to download from this website in a PDF format. |
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Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) An new site provided by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. Intended for curriculum managers and teachers in schools and colleges. Includes sections for students, careers and personal advisers and employers |
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Quality Improvement Agency - Post-16 Citizenship Website The Post-16 Citizenship Website Young people and staff involved in citizenship work can use this site to find out the latest news about post-16 citizenship. The site includes coverage of key citizenship issues and support for delivery with the opportunity to download free materials and resources and link to other useful sites. Download a brochure detailing the full range of services available from the Post-16 Citizenship Support Programme. |
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Quality Improvement Agency The Excellence Gateway Over the coming months, QIA's Excellence Gateway will become the place for advice, information and support for those involved in post-16 learning and skills provision. |
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Scottish Funding Council (SFC) The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (SFC) was formally established on 3 October 2005. The new Council creates a single body providing a strategic overview of tertiary education in Scotland and will secure a more coherent system of high-quality learning and research. |
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