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Improving the education and training of 14-19 year-olds

On 2 November 2005, the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training published its second Annual Report.

The Report comments on unprecedented policy ‘busyness’ in the 14-19 phase, but criticises the system as a whole for too many uncoordinated policy initiatives with insufficient attempt to see reforms in a holistic manner. It notes general professional disappointment about the White Paper published earlier in the year and the Government's response to the Tomlinson Report on reforming 14-19 qualifications and assessment.

The Report's proposals include:

• more attention should be paid to involving learners themselves in decisions about learning and to ensuring more practical and experiential modes of understanding.
• strongly collaborative 14-19 local learning systems are the most practical way forward.

The Report can be viewed on the Nuffield Review website [External website]