What kind of education enables us to cope with an interconnected world?
Wednesday March 16 2011This was the topic of conversation at a Cambridge Assessment yesterday, exploring what employers and learners consider vital skills for the 21st century.
Curriculum designers around the world, including from Hong Kong, the USA and France set out the ways in which they are adapting curricula to prepare young people for life in an interconnected world.
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) presented research that highlighted 30% of UK students expect to work in another country (much lower than the 80% of Indian and Chinese students who expect to do so). 75% of UK students expect to work with people from another country, according to CIE.
An interesting panel debate ensued, with contributions from (amongst others) Lesley James, Director of Business Developement at the RSA Academy in Tipton. Lesley spoke about the ways in which the RSA's Opening Minds curriculum framework is changing the way learners learn and teachers teach at the Academy, and that this curriculum framework may help global competencies to emerge in students.
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