A new blueprint document to help schools implement 21st century learning will be launched at the BETT 2008 educational technology show on Friday (January 14). Curriculum pressure group 21st Century Learning Alliance will launch its new booklet, 21st Century Learning Journeys: No Time for Hesitancy (above) at a debate chaired by curriculum expert Sir Mike Tomlinson.
Tim Brighouse, one of the members of the Alliance, said: “It’s become a matter of increasing urgency that our schools prepare young people for the challenges ahead. Yes, we should sustain the best values and practice of traditional learning, but we should also take bold action to provide an education fit for the 21st century.”
The new booklet will be available on the organisation’s from the launch date (link below). It provides coherent, balanced arguments for 21st century learning and was created in collaboration with educators and headteachers across the UK. It collates good practice along with practical hints, tips and examples of changed learning.
Longfield School in Darlington, for example, starts its school year in June, and pupils can take GCSEs early – or later. Year 10 and Year 11 students can be found in the same class, and more than 200 pupils stay on after the end of the school day, to continuing their learning in study space.
The alliance was created a year ago and is a rare instance of all government education agencies recognising the need for change and coming together to explore the possibilities. At its heart is an appreciation of the difficulties and constraints that national policies can place in the way of good schools.
The launch of the 21st Century Learning Journeys: No Time for Hesitancy booklet takes place at the debate chaired by Sir Mike Tomlinson in the Future Schools area of BETT 2008 at 3pm on Friday January 11
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