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Bob Salter bsalter@accac.uk accac.uk

Bob Salter bsalter@accac.org.uk accac.org.uk. Foundation Phase 3 – 7 years. Consultation Responses by 30 May 2003 www.learning.wales.gov.uk. Areas of leaning. Personal and Social Development and Well-being; Language, Literacy and Communication Skills; Mathematical Development;

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Bob Salter bsalter@accac.uk accac.uk

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  1. Bob Salterbsalter@accac.org.ukaccac.org.uk

  2. Foundation Phase 3 – 7 years Consultation Responses by 30 May 2003 www.learning.wales.gov.uk

  3. Areas of leaning • Personal and Social Development and Well-being; • Language, Literacy and Communication Skills; • Mathematical Development; • Bilingual and Multi-cultural Understanding; • Knowledge and Understanding of the World; • Physical Development; and • Creative Development.

  4. Why? • Substantial research evidence suggests that children do not begin to benefit from extensive formal teaching until about the age of 6 or 7 in line with their social and cognitive development. • An earlier introduction can result in some children underachieving and attaining lower standards.

  5. Why? increasing evidence that … • children spend too much time undertaking sedentary tasks rather than learning through well planned, play based activities. • that children do not have enough opportunity to learn through well-planned play.

  6. What?

  7. When?

  8. What happens at Key Stage 2?

  9. Theme – • all agencies, schools, colleges, EBPs, Basic Skills, UfI, Digital College, Work Placement, etc. must work together for better provision of all, but particularly those who are being disadvantaged. • small country – easier!

  10. ensure that every student leaves school with qualifications • ensure that all school leavers have all the skills necessary foremployment • that learning routes should be identified to enable all young people to become ready for high skill employment or higher education

  11. What does it mean for D&T? Transformation based on a betterbalance between: • knowledge - subject knowledge, technical and occupational knowledge (hard skills) • courses that include a practical and applied element related to a specific career path or area of work. • opportunities to develop wider personal and interpersonal skills (soft skills) through practical experience

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