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What's New
National Work Experience Conference for Organisers 2005.
This year's conference was held at Bosworth Hall Hotel,
Market Bosworth 1-2 November 2005. A Conference Report will
be available in January 2006.
QCA Enterprise Education case studies
QCA have published a series of enterprise education
case studies to show how enterprise can be developed in
subjects at key stage 4
http://www.qca.org.uk/14-19/11-16-schools/110_2032.htm
National Standard for Work Experience
Details of the new revised National Standard for Work Experience
Organisers are now available from CEI. The National Standard
for School Work Experience will be available from the end
of February 2006. r.w.foweather@warwick.ac.ukrr.w.foweather@warwick.ac.uk
National Standard for Work Experience
- successful organisations.
The following organisations were successfully re-assessed
for the National Standard for Work Experience Organisers
in October:
Barking and Dagenham Trident
Ealing EBP
Hertfordshire Careers Service
Lincolnshire and Rutland EBLO
A new assessment was successfully completed by Calderdale
and Kirklees Careers Service.
Work-related Learning and Citizenship
The first in a new series 'Learninhg Activities for
Students 14-19' this publication, edited by Julia Fiehn
and Richard Foweather, is a compendium of 10 simulations
that have been updated to meet new curriculum requirements,
to support teachers deliver aspects of citizenship and work-related
learning.
CEI/Trident publication
CEI is working with Trident to produce a new marketing leaflet
for employers explaining the work-related learning framework,
how they can contribute and what the benefits are.
QCA
Work related learning at
key stage 4: support materials for schools.
This pack includes materials designed to help schools implement
the statutory requirement for work-related learning at key
stage 4. They complement QCA'a 2003 guidance. Work-relateed
learning for all at key stage 4: guidanc for implementing
the statutory requirement from 2004.
The pack comprises:
Guidance for school
coordinators, which answers some key questions about work-related
learning and introduces the other materials in the pack.
Ensuring quality, which includes sets of
criteria for quality in work-related activities and programmes
A set of 13 leaflets for curriculum subjects
in key stage 4, showing how teachers can support work-related
learning through their subject teaching
Audit tools, which includes a set of proformas
to help schools assess their current provision.
Maximising learning from work-related experiences,
showing how to structure work-related activities
Working with employers, giving guidance
on involving business and community partners in work-related
learning.
The material in this publication
is also on QCA’s 14–19 learning website (www.qca.org.uk/14–19/)
along with additional guidance on work-related learning.
Two new Ofsted Reports are available
on line.
Nov 05 Developing Enterprising Young People http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.summary&id=4093
Nov 05 The Key Stage 4 Curriculum
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.summary&id=4090
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