1st Edition
Beyond A-levels Curriculum 2000 and the Reform of 14-19 Qualifications
256 Pages
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Routledge
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Since its introduction over 50 years ago, the A-level has been a constant subject of debate in schools, HE and government. Sometimes hailed as a 'gold standard', there is now intense speculation about the future of the A-level in particular, but also about post-14 qualifications in general. The furore about quality and standards which accompanies each year's A-level results has become an annual... Read more
Introduction 1. The importance of ‘policy memory’ and ‘system thinking’ for curriculum and qualifications reform in England 2. Understanding and judging Curriculum 2000 3. Curriculum 2000—patterns of change 4. Reforming A levels under Curriculum 2000—a halfway house? 5. The Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education—a general or vocational qualification? 6. Developing key skills in the 14–19 curriculum: from an assessment-led to a curriculum-led approach 7. Shaping Curriculum 2000: the role of higher education and other external incentives 8. Beyond A levels—a new approach to 14–19 curriculum and qualifications reform
Biography
Ann Hodgson and Ken Spours are both lecturers and researchers in the Institute of Education's Lifelong Learning Group, University of London. Together they have edited many notable books and articles in this field, including Dearing and Beyond (1997) and New Labour's Educational Agenda (1999) both now published by RoutledgeFalmer.
'Their book is very sound and will be an important survey of this fascinating field for years.' - British Journal of Educational Technology
