Exploring the big questions
Do we really understand learners’ needs and behaviours?
If we’re to raise skill levels in a world where the one-size-fits-all approach to education and skills is dead, how well do we understand the learners of today? In an increasingly fragmented society, what’s shaping their behaviours? What’s different about the way this generation engages with learning? What are the implications for how we teach and organise learning?
In a skills-led economy, what are the right strategies?
Leitch placed skills ‘front and centre’ in the drive for economic competitiveness. But what kinds of skills are transformational to nurture talent and to improve productivity. In a global workplace, how can skills become more transferable?
Are we ahead of the digital generation?
The phenomenon of social media and the pace of technological change continue to evolve relentlessly. We’re part of a digital generation that shares and creates knowledge online as well as offline. Is this opening up possibilities for peer learning and a new world of ‘talent exchange’? Can technology transform education? What’s the next wave of development in e-learning and m-learning?
Will we ever agree on educational reform?
And can the new professionalism really take off without a surge in radical thinking? We need to become more rigorous, technology-driven and productive -- is there a consensus on the reforms most likely to drive up performance, quality and learner experiences? Are we any closer to answering the question: ‘Why is there no pedagogy in England?’
Education 2020: You fill in the blanks
What would a ‘fit for purpose’, flexible and responsive system look like in 2020? The drive to improve participation in learning has engaged thousands of new learners. But with this engagement have come some of the trappings of an ‘industrial’ approach to education, learning and skills. How can choice, customisation and diversification of provision really work without causing confusion?
Imagine no past legacies, inherent structures or political obstacles. What would an education system fit for the globalising world look like? What practical steps can we take to get there?
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