The Revised Curriculum

Key Stage 3

Learning for Life and Work

Between 2007 and 2010 Learning for Life and Work (LLW) will become a new statutory requirement for Key Stages 3 and 4.

 

Young people need to prepare for the demands of life and work as individuals, as contributors to society and in the context of an ever-changing local and global economy . Helping them to achieve this requires an emphasis on acquiring transferable skills and capabilities to produce more effective and flexible life-long learners. Learning for Life and Work ensures that pupils have the opportunity not only to develop these skills but also:

  • the knowledge and understanding of the challenges and opportunities they may encounter in contemporary society; and
  • the skills necessary for independent living, informed decision-making and responsible action throughout their lives.

Learning for Life and Work at Key Stage 3

 

Personal development

Key Concepts

 

Self-awareness: considering the importance of self confidence and self esteem to physical and emotional/mental health throughout life.

Relationships: recognising and managing factors that may influence physical and emotional/mental health throughout life .

Personal health: forming and maintaining relationships to physical and emotional/mental health throughout life.

 

Home Economics

Key Concepts

 

Healthy eating: developing the understanding required in the choice, planning, storage, preparation, cooking and serving of food.

Family life: understanding the importance of the family as a caring unit.

Independent Living: becoming discerning consumers and effective managers of resources.

 

Local and Global Citizenship

Key Concepts

 

Diversity and Inclusion: considering diversity in societies and identifying the challenges and opportunities which diversity and inclusion present.

Human Rights and Social Responsibility: understanding that a globally accepted values base exists that reflects the rights and responsibilities of individuals and groups in democratic society.

Equality and Social Justice: understanding the need to safeguard individual and collective rights .

Democracy and active participation: understanding how to participate in and influence democratic processes and to be aware of some key democratic institutions .

 

Employability

Key Concepts

 

Career management: the changing concept of career, lifelong learning and the development of skills for work.

Work in the local and global economy: the changing nature of work and the impact of global interdependence.

Enterprise and entrepreneurship: the need for creativity, enterprise and innovation.

 

 

Specific LLW guidance and INSET units are being developed and will be sent to all schools in January 2007, these will be followed by exemplar learning programmes.