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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 6
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Year 7 Accelerated Learning Curriculum 2006-2010: From a Concept to an Outstanding Curriculum
Creswell, Ian
FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, v53 n2 p311-316 2011
The author, Head of Year 7 at Cantell Maths and Computing College in Southampton, describes the development of an innovative approach to Year 7, which is based on the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency programme "Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills". He shows how the new approach evolved and continues to develop including the impact it has had on improvements across both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Educational Innovation, Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Acceleration (Education), Curriculum Development, Thinking Skills, Lifelong Learning, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Southampton)
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