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      Rethinking general education in the English upper secondary system

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            The Secretary of State for Education's recent announcement of an English Baccalaureate at 16+ has opened up a debate about the nature of general education in the English upper secondary system. Drawing on evidence from national and local studies, we argue that it is important to see general education in England, not only in terms of the curriculum, but also as the product of a range of inter-related factors, which together form a 'model'. Using this analytical framework, we describe and analyse the two models of general education associated with the New Labour and Coalition administrations respectively. We conclude by suggesting a set of challenges and principles to inform the development of a third, curriculum-led model.

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            10430
            London Review of Education
            IOE Press
            1474-8460
            01 July 2011
            : 9
            : 2
            : 205-216
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            1474-8460(20110701)9:2L.205;1- s5.phd /ioep/clre/2011/00000009/00000002/art00005
            10.1080/14748460.2011.585882
            2be38e17-c8b1-4e15-8367-38a593bdee10
            Copyright @ 2011
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            Education,Assessment, Evaluation & Research methods,Educational research & Statistics,General education
            THE ENGLISH BACCALAUREATE,GCSES AND A LEVELS,KNOWLEDGE,UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION,VOCATIONAL EDUCATION,GENERAL EDUCATION,COMPREHENSIVENESS

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