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31/10/07 : Consultation on vision for secondary education
Reading's Labour Council is consulting on a new vision for secondary education in the Borough, developed in association with the heads of the town's seven secondary schools.
The new vision sets ambitious targets for GCSE’s and A-levels in the years ahead, targets which will be supported by:
Personalised learning - Schools will collectively meet the needs of all young people of all abilities.
Smooth transitions - The change from one phase of a child's education to the next one should be carefully managed so that it does not disrupt their learning. We want to make the first year of secondary school more like primary schools and the final year of secondary school more like a college or work environment.
Excellent staff - A wide range of staff, including tutors, mentors, business people, peers will help students learn more effectively; outstanding teaching, school leadership and an excellent training programme will be provided.
ICT - ICT will be easily available and will seem like a 'fourth utility' like water, gas and electricity.
Exceptional choice of learning - From the age of 14, students will have an exceptional choice of learning opportunities, including a wide range of academic and vocational options.
Eco-friendly school campuses that are self-sustaining and recycle and re-use resources.
Jon Hartley, Lead Councillor for Education and Lifelong Learning, said: "Reading's secondary schools have improved greatly over the past few years and are in a great position to improve still further. We want to work with them, and to help them work together, to deliver the best education for all our students.
"This vision poses important questions, such as whether we should start the school year in June rather than September, whether children should move forward when they are ready rather than according to their age, and whether we should co-locate primary and secondary schools and co-locate schools, health and children's services on school sites, and we need everyone who has a stake in the future of our secondary schools to discuss how these and other ideas might help."
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