{"product_id":"9781780937960","title":"14-18 - A New Vision for Secondary Education","description":"Former Secretary of State for Education Kenneth Baker claims that secondary  education has become a five-year programme with a single, narrow aim: to prepare  pupils for high-stakes GCSE exams at 16. From 2015, all young people will be  legally required to stay in education or training until they are 18. Kenneth Baker  sees this as a historic opportunity to re-think the aims and structure of  English education. He argues that the National Curriculum should extend only to  the age of 14 and that there should be four distinct pathways from 14-18 to take  account of young people's emerging interests talents and ambitions: Liberal  Arts; Technical; Sports and Creative Arts; and Career. All pathways will provide  a broad education, but each will have a distinctive character matched to the  talents and ambitions of individual students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e14-18 - A New Vision for Secondary Education\u003c\/i\u003e, Kenneth Baker builds a compelling case for reform, with  contributions from a range of educationalists who draw on the history of English education, practice elsewhere in the world, and their experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn essential read for anyone interested in the future of secondary  education.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136889372912,"sku":"9781780937960","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780937960_p0.jpg?v=1763714477","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780937960","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}