The New Curriculum for Wales: Key Concepts and Impact on Future Working Lives
The new curriculum for Wales acknowledges the need for change due to advancements in technology and globalization. Key recommendations include purposes-driven education, grouping subjects into Areas of Learning and Experience, and redevelopment of assessment. Career and work-related experiences are emphasized across all areas of learning. Changes such as including CWRE from age three and developing new guidance for learners showcase a commitment to aligning education with the evolving needs of the workforce.
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The new curriculum for Wales: key concepts and impact for future working lives John Pugsley Head of Arts, Humanities and Wellbeing branch Jo Hatch Lead for Careers in the New Curriculum
The Case for Change The Case for Change Curriculum essentially devised in 1988 and is outdated Technology and globalization have transformed the way we live and work and has profound implications for what, and how, needs to be learnt during statutory education Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) surveys, results in national qualifications, and Estyn evaluation reports demonstrate that levels of achievement are not as high as they could and should be Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) highlighted the continuing high proportion of young people in Welsh schools with low performance
Meeting the Needs of Employers Meeting the Needs of Employers Needs of employers and the workplace are vital Systemic change is needed to align the curriculum, examinations and accountability framework with the outcomes we are looking for Current national curriculum and assessment arrangements no longer meet the needs of the children and young people of Wales Powerful case for fundamental change CBI (2014) Step Change A New Approach for Schools in Wales CBI
Key recommendations Key recommendations Purposes driven education for 3 -16 year olds based on individual need rather than a national curriculum Subjects grouped into 6 Areas of Learning and Experience Essentials of learning inform topical delivery Cross-curriculum responsibilities and themes Developmental Progression Steps Change of Pedagogical approaches Redevelopment of Assessment
Careers and the World of Work Implications? Careers and the World of Work Implications? Change of name - Careers and Work-Related Experiences (CWRE) Inclusion and delivery across all 6 Areas of Learning and Experiences Important in achievement of the Four Purposes of the Curriculum for Wales 2022 Requirement for delivery from age of three Development of new CWRE guidance for learners 3-19 Consideration of the Gatsby Benchmarks Pilot
Four Purposes Four Purposes The purposes of the curriculum in Wales 2022 should be that children and young people develop as: ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work ethical, informed citizens ready to be citizens of Wales and the world healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society
CWRE Supporting the Four Purposes CWRE Supporting the Four Purposes Ambitious capable learners ready to learn throughout their lives: Learners develop their career management skills of motivation, decision making, opportunity awareness, application and reliance, which can be applied in a range of contexts
CWRE Supporting the Four Purposes CWRE Supporting the Four Purposes Enterprising, creative contributors ready to play a full part in life and work Careers guidance and experiences such as employer engagement and enterprise education promotes the development of essential employability skills This knowledge can be applied when seeking, applying for and sustaining employment, or self- employment
CWRE Supporting the Four Purposes CWRE Supporting the Four Purposes Ethical, informed citizens ready to be citizens of Wales and the world Learner research, evaluation and use of evidence regarding the changing Welsh, UK and global labour markets This encourages the forming of views, enables informed decisions to be made and promotes positive societal engagement
CWRE Supporting the Four Purposes CWRE Supporting the Four Purposes Healthy, confident Individuals ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society CWRE provides a real world context in which learners have the opportunities to develop the skills, experience and knowledge needed to manage everyday life as independently as they can
Developing the Curriculum for Wales Developing the Curriculum for Wales Developed by practitioners through a pioneer network which represents all types of schools in Wales Network is in partnership with regional consortia, local authorities, Estyn, the further and higher education sectors, and other key experts and key stakeholders Best practice and curriculum models researched, expert advice considered, in order to take forward the findings and recommendations from Successful Futures
Draft Curriculum 2022 Feedback Draft Curriculum 2022 Feedback Draft of Curriculum for Wales 2022 released in April and online, and email feedback open until 19th July Engagement events, focus groups and a business breakfast also took place Almost 1,700 practitioners and stakeholder and 116 children and young people responses received Responses were independently analysed and considered alongside the detailed feedback of Innovation schools, Quality Improvement (QI) group members and the early years review
Key Messages from Feedback Key Messages from Feedback Simplification needed including language, concepts used, structure and presentation Some depth and detail needed in places, to support the implementation of the curriculum in practice
Responding to Feedback Responding to Feedback Refinement is underway for January 2020 curriculum release CWRE and other cross cutting elements have become work streams Four, three-day workshops are running until November focusing on: Identifying and responding to key issues identified from feedback Drafting changes to the guidance Reviewing changes, ensuring coherence and consistency with principles and ethos of the new curriculum A range of external experts are supporting: curriculum design and guiding refinement principles clarity and coherence of the guidance as a whole bilingually refinement of more technical elements
Importance of Employer Engagement Importance of Employer Engagement Employers are an essential part of CWRE delivery, showing learners what the workplace is like, inspiring them with opportunities and providing a rich picture of the world of work Young people engaging with four or more memorable employer engagement activities are 5 times less likely to be NEET and earn on average, 16% more than those not taking part in such activities Education and Employers Taskforce (2012) Good Career Guidance (2014)
Getting Involved Getting Involved Are you currently engaging with primary and secondary schools? What types of activities are you involved in? Challenges, barriers or recommendations?
