In this article, the author discusses the kinds of knowledge and range of skills that will be needed to teach the curriculum of 2020. He contends that young people will need to prepare themselves for occupations different from those known today, and that the vocationally-focused, narrowly-instrumental curriculum in which secondary pupils acquire…

How can one be conclusive about something which has not yet happened? How can one come to conclusions about something as insubstantial as the medium-term future? Nonetheless, some common themes have emerged from the Spring Colloquium, as well as from earlier work in the "Teaching 2020" project, which seem to indicate a possible context for the…

This brief article discusses the new technologies that may be available in 2020 that will impact the field of education. The author believes that the new educational themes will be "flexibility" and "autonomy", and the new technological theme will be "transparency". Topics discussed include genetic technology, pharmacological technology, digital…