World of Work!

We need to develop a ‘World of Work’ Curriculum to take forward the new curriculum offer from September 2013. This should provide a practical and competency based approach to learning and the world of work.
Focusing on competences means that the curriculum will emphasise the ability to understand and to do alongside the opportunities and challenges of the workplace rather than just the transmission of knowledge. These competences should be developed in classrooms and wherever appropriate the workplace through a mixture of instruction and practical experience: young people working with teachers and wherever possible businesses to plan their work, organise their time and explore their own ways of learning. Wherever possible project based learning approaches should be developed to illustrate the world of work with projects integrating the teaching of several subjects together into modules or topics, where ‘World of Work’ competences can be developed through the exploration of real issues and challenges for the world of work. Crucially, the input of businesses and the needs of the local economy must be at the heart of the planning ‘World of Work’ projects. Let me know if this already exists!
Chris