In last year’s report on Education for Work in Schools, school inspectors described the initiative as “one of a small number of key priorities I which should permeate education at all stages”. They went on to explain the development of the concept from the earlier education-industry links and its extension to cover work experience, enterprise projects, awareness days, careers education and the teaching of core skills across the curriculum.
The Scottish Executive’s Education for Work review group will consult as widely as possible on the initiative in the coming weeks, in addition to gathering information on good practice during a programme of visits around Scotland. In particular, it seeks answers to the following questions from participants or observers of schoolchildren’s activities: u From your experience, what examples of education for work and enterprise have developed young people’s enterprise and creativity most effectively? What factors did you think were key to its success?
u How can schools and teachers be best encouraged to engage further in Education for Work? How can young people and their parents be persuaded of its importance?
u How can businesses benefit from education for work and enterprise, and how can they realistically be more involved in it?
u From your experience, what do you think are the best organisational arrangements for helping schools and businesses to deliver education for work and enterprise? How can we ensure that the best quality opportunities are available across Scotland?
u From all your answers, what are your two key, and most practicable, recommendations for maximising opportunities for education for work and enterprise throughout Scotland?
Submissions can be made online at www.educationforwork.com, sent by e-mail to consultation@educationforwork.com or by post to Education for Work Review, Transitions to Work Division, Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department, 2nd Floor, Europa Building, 450 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8LG. Responses should be received by January 11, 2002.
