Post-16 curriculum and qualifications reform in England and Scotland: lessons from home international comparisons

In this article, we compare Curriculum 2000 and Higher Still, recent reforms of post-16 education in England and Scotland respectively. Current and earlier research on the unification of academic and vocational learning in England, Scotland and other European countries is drawn on in order to sugges...

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Published in:Journal of education and work 2004-12, Vol.17 (4), p.441-465
Main Authors: Hodgson, Ann, Howieson, Cathy, Raffe, David, Spours, Ken, Tinklin, Teresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative Analysis
Cross-national analysis
Curriculum
Education
Education reform
Educational Change
Educational Policy
England
European Union
Evaluation Methods
Foreign Countries
Post-secondary education
Scotland
Secondary Education
Training
United Kingdom
Vocational Education
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Summary:In this article, we compare Curriculum 2000 and Higher Still, recent reforms of post-16 education in England and Scotland respectively. Current and earlier research on the unification of academic and vocational learning in England, Scotland and other European countries is drawn on in order to suggest areas for mutual learning to inform future curriculum and qualifications reform, both north and south of the Border. We highlight five of these: the conduct of the policy process, issues of progression, assessment, approaches to vocational education and key/core skills, and in our conclusion, we speculate on the possibility of either convergence or divergence of the English and Scottish upper secondary education systems as both evolve.
ISSN:1363-9080
1469-9435
1469-9435
DOI:10.1080/1363908042000292038