New Campaign Calls For A-Level Overhaul
ONLY ONE IN TEN BELIEVE THE MAIN PURPOSE OF A-LEVELS IS TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE WORLD OF WORK Just weeks after Education Secretary Michael Gove revealed that he is planning to hand control of A-Levels to universities in response to fears that they are failing to prepare children for higher education, the so-called “gold standard” qualification has suffered a further blow. Lessons to be learned - Perfecting the classroom of tomorrow, today Uni’s Not For Me ’s Sixth Sense campaign challenges the Department of Education to overhaul the A-Level system and to acknowledge that thousands of ambitious young people need an A-level syllabus that prepares them for their careers.Aardman, Sony and Bin Weevils launch children’s pop video competition Moffat Wins Welsh Schools Award Rational offers combi steamer demonstrations for school caterers Merchandisers are ideal for Grab and Go education catering as they are designed to save energy, cut running costs and look good front of house. NetSupport School version 11.20 with extended Windows 8 (Metro) support now available 10% of the British population are dyslexic; 4% severely so Smart Rental Plan for Energy Efficient Hand Dryers MICHON PROVIDE CREATIVE FOR A DIFFERENT WAY OF LEARNING Security industries first full-time apprentice programme launched by MITIE
Uni’s Not For Me co-founder Sarah Wrixon says: “The Education Secretary has already admitted that A-Levels are failing to prepare young people adequately for university and our research shows that they are also failing to prepare them for work or life in general. So if they’re not catering for those who do want to go to university and they’re not catering for those who don’t, it’s hard to see exactly what their purpose is. And there’s no doubt that with students having to pay enormous fees and shocking levels of graduate unemployment, we really have to rethink the default position whereby ‘everyone’ goes to university.” Sixth Sense calls for a more holistic approach to the final two years of school; a new A-Level system that provides practical skills that will be of use whether they intend to go to university, straight into work, or to pursue a vocational training course such as an apprenticeship; and an end to league tables that measure the value of a school purely on its ability to churn out A grades and potential graduates. Wrixon continues, “We’d like to see league tables based on how adept a school is at helping individual children find the right path for them and providing them with useful life skills as well as academic support. At many schools the last two years offer a great array of enriching activities – community work, drama, debating, music, sport and study outside the exam syllabus, and so on. Plus, just because you don’t want to go to university doesn’t mean you don’t benefit from being around your more academic peers and sharing a stimulating working environment. This is about alternative ambition, not lack of ambition.” Wrixon co-founded Uni’s Not For Me with her daughter, Hattie, who left school after AS-Levels when she realised A-Levels were regarded only as a stepping stone to university. Hattie says: “I thought long and hard about going to university. Once I had decided it wasn’t the option for me my A-Level courses became irrelevant so I felt a wiser decision was to leave school and study for a professional diploma at a business college. I’m excited at the prospect of developing a new venture.” |
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