Blog #CEIAG

With a looming curriculum review that doesn't actually involve many classroom teachers, we need to consider what will have the positive effect of keeping young people in education. We don't need a curriculum overhaul for the "disadvantaged", the current one has been raising standards well for thousands of disadvantaged young people for over a decade. What we need is a method of engaging the disengaged - finding a sense of purpose does that.

The importance of scaffolding social interactions and developing confidence is critical for young people to succeed outside of the safety of schools and colleges. As educators we have an important role to play in developing these through our everyday interactions and expectations of the young people we teach.

As delivered at ResearchED National as part of the "Walking the Tightrope" presentation: Meden quadrants provides a framework through which students can be assessed for their need and suggest the right intervention to be delivered at the right time. Thus supporting a high aspirations culture that seeks to engage all students to meet their career goals.