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

14-19 PATHFINDERS: THE SECOND YEAR4. to continue to explore and analyse the opportunities for, and constraints on, thedevelopment of the 14-19 phase in the 14-19 Pathfinders5. to examine the potential value-added effects of the 14-19 Pathfinders and associatedfunding arrangements.♦ Four main methods were used to address these aims:(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)documentary analysisselective literature review of cognate approaches to educational changesurvey of all pathfinderscase studies of thirteen pathfinders and two unfunded 14-19 partnershipsMAIN FINDINGSCollaborative Working‣ Collaboration remains at the heart of the 14-19 Pathfinders initiative‣ The vast majority of pathfinders continue to report good progress in collaborativeworking‣ The forms which collaboration takes in individual pathfinders is brought about byinteraction between national, local and institutional policies and local contextualfactors‣ Collaboration in individual pathfinders varies in institutional inclusivity, the levels atwhich it operates, its substantive focus and its geographical scope‣ It is still too early to assess the impact of collaboration on student participation,retention, achievement and progression but it has brought a significant broadening ofcurriculum provision and has enhanced student information, support and guidanceprocesses.Curriculum Provision‣ The broadening of curricular provision has been a key feature of all the 14-19Pathfindersiii