Collaborative Approaches to 14-19 Provision - Communities and ...

14-19 PATHFINDERS: THE SECOND YEARreform agenda. They give an indication of the potential breadth of the reform agenda and ofthe role of the 14-19 Pathfinders within it.96. In Sections Four and Five of the report we describe in some detail the developmentswhich took place under each of the themes. Here our interest is in which of the themes wereaddressed within the pathfinders in order to gain insights into the possible variations inbreadth of collaborative focus. This is illustrated through the following table:Curriculum ThemesNumber of pathfinders Number of pathfinders notaddressing this theme addressing this themeBroader curriculum 31 1Work-related learning 29 4Work-based learning 18 11Innovative approaches to29 0vocational learningEnterprise learning 13 18Variations in the pace of12 19learningProgression 14-19 28 5Progression post-19 18 12Student Experience andSupport ThemesTargeting a range of learners 30 3Advice and Guidance 25 3Individual Learning Plans 27 397. It is clear that across the pathfinders there was a consistent collaborative focus on theelements of student experience and support, with only a small minority of pathfinders notaddressing these issues.98. The focus on curriculum issues, however, was more varied. Most pathfinders focusedon developing broader curricula, work-related learning, innovative approaches to vocationallearning and progression 14-19. However, over a third of pathfinders reported that they werenot addressing work-based learning or post-19 progression and only a minority of pathfinderswere tackling variations in the pace of learning and enterprise learning. Thus there were33