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Educating 14- to 19-Year-Olds in England: A UK Lens on Possible Futures
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Hodgson, Ann; Spours, Ken – London Review of Education, 2011
Here we draw on recent research and on earlier contributions on convergence and divergence across Great Britain to consider possible future trajectories for 14-19 education and training in England. We use a UK-wide lens to reflect on 14-19 strategies in England by showing how common issues can be tackled in different ways in Scotland, Wales and…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Models, Educational Change
Specialised Diplomas: Transforming the 14-19 Landscape in England?
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Hodgson, Ann; Spours, Ken – Journal of Education Policy, 2007
Reforming vocational education in the English education and training system has occupied governments for at least the last three decades, the latest development being the introduction of 14 lines of Specialised Diplomas. Using an historical analysis of qualifications reform, we suggest they are unlikely to transform 14-19 education and training.…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Strategies
Dearing and Beyond: Steps and Stages to a Unified 14-19 Qualifications System?
Spours, Ken; Young, Michael – British Journal of Education and Work, 1996
Analyzes the recommendations of the Dearing "Review of Qualifications for 16-19 Year Olds" in Britain. Makes suggestions for a unified qualifications system and places reform within a wider context, including a possible change in government. (SK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Change, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries