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14-19 Developments
Functional Skills
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The Leitch Report
(Dec 2006)
The vision
- key
documents
14-19
Implementation
Plan
(Dec 2005)
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14-19 Education
and Skills White
Paper
Feb 2005
Main features of 14-19 reform
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Retention of GCSE and A level
Strengthened core - functional skills
Strengthened Key Stage 3
New Diplomas
Age 16 no longer a fixed point
Flexibility
Personalisation
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Update
• 14-19 Gateway process completed and schools now
know if they have been successful
• Functional Skills pilot now 3 years for English, Maths
and ICT – national roll out 2010
• Pilot will not only be in Gateway schools and schools
should now know if they are part of QCA pilot
• LA to organise the 2 day training for all pilot centres
in June and further training in October and February
• Learning and Skills Network (LSN) trainers working
alongside LA consultants
• Training focused on preparing schools for starting FS
in September 2007
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Functional skills activity
Date
Trials of draft standards and assessment
methodology (involving approx 50
centres)
Autumn 2006
Three year certificated pilots of functional September 2007
English, maths and ICT in GCSE and other
contexts (involving approx 1000 centres)
All three functional skills piloted within first September 2008
tranche of diplomas
Functional English, maths and ICT
available nationally including in revised
GCSEs
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September 2010
‘Specialised’ diploma framework
Generic
Learning
Functional skills,
personal
learning and
thinking
skills(PLTS)
Principal
Learning
Sector related
skills and
knowledge, 50%
practical skills
used in
workplace
Additional
Specialist
Learning
Work
Experience
Range of
additional
options
endorsed by
employers
Teaching and assessment vehicles
GCSE maths,
English, ICT
containing
functional skills
units
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GCSEs, A levels,
knowledge
components
from VRQs
Skills
Project
development
assignment
components
from VRQs/NVQs
Diploma Lines
First Introduction
Engineering
September 2008
Society, Health and Development
IT
Creative and Media
Construction and the Built Environment
Land-based and Environment
September 2009
Manufacturing
Hair and Beauty
Business Administration and Finance
Hospitality and Catering
Public Services
Sport and Leisure
Retail
Travel and Tourism
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September 2010
Update
• 14-19 Education and Skills White Paper:
‘schools, colleges and training providers in
each area to decide together how they will
deliver the full range of 14-19 options’
• Functional Skills is the first part of this reform
• Strategy Manager to look at how teachers
of English, Maths and ICT work together to
deliver Functional Skills
• Development of applied learning across the
school – delivering English, Maths and ICT
within a context
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SNS Support for 2007-8
• LA consultants to support pilot schools to implement
Functional Skills
• Working with English, Maths and ICT departments to
adapt schemes of work
• Teaching and learning materials and guidance
available in September
• SNS working with SSAT to ensure that schools who are
starting Diplomas in 2008 get same message on
functional skills
• 14-19/Functional skills will be part of all SNS meetings
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3 CPD Sessions in English
• Familiarisation (60 minutes)
• Context to identify where functional
skills fits in – Digital Switchover. What
is the English in this task?(45 minutes)
• Confirming Understanding –
designing a lesson plan (60 minutes)
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