KGS+ACE+Relevance

KGS ACE Relevance RELEVANCE

- further study - employability - core skills - transferable skills
 * Relevant to task they are doing and not arbitrary inserted
 * Relevant to what pupils will need to know for future life skills ie Computing!
 * The reasons behind what you are learning – can you apply it to your future daily life? Do you need to know this?
 * Links between subject areas to make the work more relevant. Clear explanations as to how work connects with life experiences.
 * Relevant – for who? when? where?
 * Most of the specifics of what we teach (eg Pythagoras) will never be used by pupils in everyday life.
 * Pupils often not emotionally/intellectually mature enough to appreciate relevance and don’t have enough life experience
 * Do things need to have specific relevance? What about intrinsic value?
 * Subject – businesses often need skills in language as a pre-requisite for employment. Communicate effectively with people from other countries. Life – transferable skills
 * To– everyday life