ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1984. Many schools are faced with the problem of what to teach the large numbers of below average pupils who are never likely to pass any GCE or CSE examination. These pupils are often troublesome, bored and eager to get out of school into the real world of work. At this time, many schools were planning a new curriculum for these pupils - taking account of limited abilities and concentrating on teaching skills and knowledge which will be useful when they have left school.
This book, based on extensive original research, considers this problem and puts forward suggestions for how the curriculum might be reformed to cater for these pupils. It discusses both what the content of the reformed curriculum might be and how the process might be implemented to involve those teachers who teach the pupils concerned.

chapter 3|14 pages

Content of Preparation for Life Courses

chapter 4|20 pages

Careers Education: Some Current Issues

chapter 5|23 pages

Dilemmas of Health Education

chapter 6|15 pages

Social Education

chapter 7|19 pages

Curriculum Integration

chapter 9|12 pages

Pupil Records and Pupil Self Assessment

chapter 10|22 pages

Pupils’ Views

chapter 11|16 pages

Absenteeism

chapter 13|14 pages

Implications of the Project