{"product_id":"9781780937397","title":"14-18 - A New Vision for Secondary Education","description":"\u003ch1\u003e14-18 - A New Vision for Secondary Education\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKenneth Baker | Mike Tomlinson | Alan Smithers | Robert B. Schwartz | Andrew Halls | David Brandon-Bravo | David Harbourne | Nigel Wyatt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Schools \/ Levels \/ Secondary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer Secretary of State for Education Kenneth Baker claims that secondary  education has become a five-year programme with a single, narrow aim: to prepare  pupils for high-stakes GCSE exams at 16. From 2015, all young people will be  legally required to stay in education or training until they are 18. Kenneth Baker  sees this as a historic opportunity to re-think the aims and structure of  English education. He argues that the National Curriculum should extend only to  the age of 14 and that there should be four distinct pathways from 14-18 to take  account of young people's emerging interests talents and ambitions: Liberal  Arts; Technical; Sports and Creative Arts; and Career. All pathways will provide  a broad education, but each will have a distinctive character matched to the  talents and ambitions of individual students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e14-18 - A New Vision for Secondary Education\u003c\/i\u003e, Kenneth Baker builds a compelling case for reform, with  contributions from a range of educationalists who draw on the history of English education, practice elsewhere in the world, and their experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn essential read for anyone interested in the future of secondary  education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Baker\u003c\/b\u003e is Chairman of the Edge Foundation, which champions technical, practical and vocational education, and of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, which is establishing a new network of University Technical Colleges in all regions of England.  He was elected to Parliament in 1968 and was a Junior Minister in Edward Heath's government. He held a series of Ministerial positions between 1981 and 1992, including three years as Secretary of State for Education and Science (1986-9). He was Home Secretary from 1990 to 1992. In 1997, he became Lord Baker of Dorking and is an active member of the House of Lords.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike Tomlinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading educationalist and chaired the Working Group on  14-19 Reform which reported to the Department for Education and Skills in 2004.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Smithers\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Centre for Education and Employment Research at the University of Buckingham, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert B. Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e is Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Halls\u003c\/b\u003e is Headmaster of King's College School, Wimbledon, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Brandon-Bravo \u003c\/b\u003eis Headteacher at Parkfields Middle School, Toddington,  UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Harbourne\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of Policy and Research at the Edge Foundation, UK, an independent education charity dedicated to raising the status of technical, practical and vocational learning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNigel Wyatt \u003c\/b\u003eis Executive Officer of the National Middle School Forum, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 March 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781780937397\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331531702412,"sku":"9781780937397","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781780937397","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}