ABSTRACT
Curriculum 2000 has provided the first opportunity for 50 years to reconstruct the qualifications framework and the experience of 16-to 19-year-old students. Over the last five years the development of the framework has stimulated discussions on routes and pathways, structures and systems and modes of assessment, which have involved government, professional associations and teachers in their schools and colleges. The implementation of the framework has moved the spotlight from questions on its construction to those that challenge the teacher-how do we use the new qualifications as a means to improve our teaching and our students’ learning?
