Scotland Unveils School Reform Package
The Guardian reports that Scotland has released its 12-step school reform package.
It looks like the reform is based more on transparency of performance and data collection for reform than on standards and achievement. Troubled schools will get more money, and successful schools will get recognition and be studied for their policies. There's also talk about curriculum reform--focusing more on literacy and numeracy--but not much detail. They seem very excited, though.
Edit:
Here are links to a video and the news release from the Scottish Executive.
It looks like the reform is based more on transparency of performance and data collection for reform than on standards and achievement. Troubled schools will get more money, and successful schools will get recognition and be studied for their policies. There's also talk about curriculum reform--focusing more on literacy and numeracy--but not much detail. They seem very excited, though.
Edit:
Here are links to a video and the news release from the Scottish Executive.
posted by paul at
10:00 AM
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Here's a BBC report on the Scottish educational reform.
A few key points:
The Scottish curriculum compares well internationally, but performance hasn't improved for the lowest attaining 20%.
The new curriculum reidentifies core values behind and core outcomes from the curriculum.
"Science for all age groups will be redesigned first and "unnecessary content" will be removed from the primary school curriculum.
The early secondary years will also be overhauled to give pupils more choice, with a greater focus on literacy and numeracy and "greater pace, relevance and challenge".
Guidance will replace rules on when children should sit exams - so they could be taken early.
Standard Grade and its links with other national qualifications will be reviewed by 2007.
By the same time there will be standardised ways of recognising achievement in such things as sport and community activities.
Schools will develop partnerships with further education colleges to give youngsters "skills-for-work" qualifications.
There will be more teachers specialising in PE, music, art and drama.
Primary school teachers will be able to teach in secondary schools as part of an effort to ease children's transition between the two phases.
More teachers and support staff will be recruited.
School boards will be reviewed to give parents a greater say."
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