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 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 In this section of the Excellence Gateway you can read all about key skills, access the Key Skills Trainer e-learning resource and practice tests, and download useful materials like the good practice guide and tutor guides for Levels 1 & 2. |
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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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Nuffield Foundation, The The Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training The Nuffield Foundation funded a six-year independent review of 14-19 education and training from October 2003 to September 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 purchase from the QCA website. |
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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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Supporting Professionalism in Admissions Programme The SPA programme is a recently established programme that will work closely with higher education institutions, schools and colleges and other stakeholders on the continuing development of fair admissions. SPA will lead the development of a programme of activities and research designed to support and enhance good practice in admissions, student recruitment and widening participation across the UK higher education sector. |
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The Open University Young Applicants in Schools and Colleges Scheme The Open University's Young Applicants in Schools and Colleges Scheme (or YASS for short) enables academically gifted students in Years 12 and 13 to study a wide range of undergraduate modules at first-year level alongside their AS and A levels. This highly successful and respected scheme (developed in partnership with Monkseaton High School, Whitley Bay) is now offered in over 300 schools and has proved very popular with students and teachers alike. |
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Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) UCAS is the UK central organisation through which applications are processed for entry to full-time undergraduate courses, HND's and university diplomas. The mission of UCAS is to promote the partnership between students, colleges and schools. UCAS is represented within CRA |
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Young, Gifted and Talented This guidance booklet starts from the principle that there is no single perfect instrument for identification – institutions are advised to use a ‘best fit’ model that draws on a range of evidence including qualitative and quantitative elements. |
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