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21st century learning in the context of modern Scotland and LCPs

Explore the challenges and opportunities of 21st century learning in Scotland, focusing on empowerment, inclusion, and self-determination. Discover the importance of interdisciplinary learning and the need for collaboration and partnerships to shape and co-design educational services. Learn about the changing world and the impact on education, and delve into the distinctive aspects of Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence. Gain insights into the Scottish Attainment Challenge and strategies to raise attainment for all learners.

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21st century learning in the context of modern Scotland and LCPs

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  1. 21st century learning in the context of modern Scotland and LCPs Keir Bloomer Fraserburgh, 11.11.15

  2. To every complex question, there is a simple answer…

  3. ….and its wrong.

  4. Society faces complex questions Empowerment Inclusion Self-determination Community and an infinite range of others Complex questions are interdisciplinary. The answers do not lie in any single discipline.

  5. Aberdeenshire CLD Plan - 1Five principles • Empowerment • Participation • Inclusion, equality of opportunity and anti-discrimination • Self-determination • Partnerships

  6. Aberdeenshire CLD Plan - 2Four priority outcomes • Develop an effective CLD partnership • Collaborate for positive learner transitions • Involve learners and communities in shaping and co-designing services • Develop the workforce

  7. A changing worldSome issues for education Globalisation Exponential increase in knowledge Social transformation

  8. Low skill jobs are vanishing Over the last eight years, the UK economy has shed 400 no-qualification jobs every day Beyond Leitch (Patel et al., 2009)

  9. Exponential growth in useful knowledge

  10. Sustainability - a systems approach

  11. New knowledge can be controversial

  12. In 30 years Britain has become a different country • Real incomes have nearly trebled • Inequality has increased sharply • More people are living alone • Life expectancy has risen by 6 years • More children are born to single parents • Migration and diversity have increased • Air travel has grown six-fold • Most households have internet access • Consumer debt has trebled

  13. Society is dividing

  14. ‘Curriculum for Excellence’ is Scotland’s educational response to global change.It sets a sense of direction for all stages of education from early years to adulthood.

  15. What matters in CfE - the official view • Learner entitlements • Broad general education • Assessment approaches of BtC5 • Progression within/across levels • New qualifications and examinations

  16. …. But what is distinctive? A long-term direction of travel Focus on outcomes Emphasis on skills Constructivist pedagogy Valuing of learning outwith school Balance of disciplines and IDL Personalisation Active learner engagement Continuity 3-18 and beyond Flexibility in the senior phase

  17. Wider achievement • Most learning takes place outside formal settings • Broad experience creates cultural capital • Valuing wider experience develops confidence and self-esteem

  18. “Curriculum for Excellence sees the acquisition of knowledge as essential but insufficient. Young people must also possess understanding and the skills needed to apply their knowledge in useful ways.”Higher Order Skills Excellence Group

  19. Interdisciplinary learning • Depends on disciplinary knowledge and understanding • Concerned with complexity and interdependence • Calls for knowledge and skills from different curricular areas • The whole is greater than the sum of the parts

  20. …and how are we getting on? Developing? Consolidating? Secure?

  21. Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce Expanding pathways through the senior phase Extending learning about work Engaging with parents and young people to extend their perception of available options Providing labour market focussed careers advice Colleges to provide more vocational options for young people at school Matching provision to economic needs (e.g. STEM) Employer engagement with education

  22. Scotland - a strong hand for the modern world • Recognisable brand • Non-peripheral location • Attractive environment • Strong financial services • High educational standards • Strong cultural base • Outward looking Hamish McRae - the Independent

  23. Is this the same country?

  24. Disadvantage 1 • Most children from poor backgrounds underachieve • An attainment gap is evident from a very early age • Fifty years of policy initiatives have had almost no impact • Yet some disadvantaged children succeed

  25. Disadvantage 2 What is the link between socio-economic disadvantage and educational failure? 20% of households are disadvantaged but only 1% are dysfunctional Why do poor children who are loved fail?

  26. Cultural disadvantage Impoverished experience leads to: Lack of reference points Failure to connect Diminished vocabulary Reduced curiosity Difficulty in coping with abstraction Social exclusion

  27. What is to be done? Start early - birth or before Support the child in the family Build capacity in the family - help parents to help their children Co-create personalised services along with the users Create effective partnerships

  28. Scottish Attainment Challenge - 1 Raise attainment for all Close the gap Nobody will question the aims but what are the implications?

  29. Scottish Attainment Challenge - 2 • Hugely increased rate of improvement for all • Transformational improvement for the lower attaining • Tension between universalist and targetted/personalised approaches • Fundamental challenges to traditional organisation and use of resources

  30. Lessons from the London Challenge The system needs a commitment to evidence Schools must operate in a data-rich environment Data must enable effective action at the level of the individual pupil Improving teacher capacity is crucial Schools learn from collaborating There is effective action when schools are in difficulties Diversity is a solution, not a problem

  31. Tackling disadvantage - what works? Parental support for learning Positive relationships Metacognitive approaches Peer and one-to-one tutoring Collaborative learning High quality feedback Rich curriculum within and beyond school Emphasis on higher order skills High expectations and challenge

  32. Prerequisites of effective change Strategic clarity Improved research and data Responsiveness to practitioner needs Empowerment at a local level Containment of workload Effective use of early adopters Ambition Courage

  33. Transformational change A transformed education service would be - Intellectually ambitious and culturally rich Capable of tackling socio-economic disadvantage Able to relate knowledge, understanding and skill Focused on intrinsic motivation Informed by a strong learner/customer focus Organisationally and technologically sophisticated Eclectic in its delivery methods

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