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14-19 Implications for Careers Education and Guidance.

The Government’s changes to education for young people aged 14-19 are explained in the 14-19 Education and  Skills White Paper ( Feb 2005) and further detailed in the.  14-19 Education and Skills Implementation Plan  (Nov 2005).The main points  are:

That the Government wants to:

• Ensure that  every young person masters functional maths and english before leaving education.
• Improve vocational education.
• Stretch all young people and help universities differentiate between the best candidates.
• Re-motivate disengaged learners.
• Ensure delivery of a national entitlement of GCSEs,  A level and 14 specialised diplomas.

For further information go to:- www.dfes.gov.uk/14-19/

What’s happening in Northumberland?

Locally Northumberland 14+ Network is co-ordinating a strategy for delivering these changes. The Learning and Skills Council, the Local Education Authority, Northumberland College and Connexions are all involved. The 14-19 agenda has already begun to be delivered through partnerships across our county – schools, colleges and learning providers are offering students courses which involve study at partner institutions as well as their own.

Implications for CEG:-

• A greater range of course choices will complicate the decision making process for key stage 4 students and above -  good quality careers education and guidance are more important than ever.