14-18 - A New Vision for Secondary Education

by Kenneth Baker

Book Overview

Former Secretary of State for Education Kenneth Baker claims that secondary education has become a five-year programme with a single, narrow aim: to prepare pupils for high-stakes GCSE exams at 16. From 2015, all young people will be legally required to stay in education or training until they are 18. Kenneth Baker sees this as a historic opportunity to re-think the aims and structure of English education. He argues that the National Curriculum...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780938446
• ISBN13: 9781780938448
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.4"