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Learning for Life and Work

Unit 1:

Rationale and Overview

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• Understand the place and rationale for Learning for Life and Work in the Revised Curriculum

• Consider the challenges facing young people

• Consider how we can help young people face these challenges through Learning for Life and Work

Learning Intentions

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How Is LLW Structured?Key Stages 1 & 2

Personal Development and Mutual Understanding

Key Stage 3 Learning for Life and Work

• Personal Understanding & Health • Mutual Understanding in the Local and Global Community

(Education for Employability is a key element underpinning the curriculum aims and objectives.)

• Personal Development • Home Economics

• Education for Employability

• Local and Global Citizenship

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Supports the Revised Curriculum’s aim:‘to empower young people to achieve their potential and to

makeinformed and responsible choices and decisions throughout theirlives.’

Supports the Revised Curriculum’s objectives:

• to develop the young person as an individual;

• to develop the young person as a contributor to society; and

• to develop the young person as a contributor to the economy and environment.

LLW and The Big Picture

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• To help pupils develop as individuals and members of society

• To deliver the skills and capabilities needed for adult life and work

• To help pupils cope with the changing global economy

• To help pupils learn how to make informed choices

LLW’s Objectives

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Young Person’s Plea: ‘How is what I am learning at school today goingto be helpful to me now or in the future?’

Young people want to study issues that are:

• relevant;

• allow time for self;

• use active approaches; and

• encourage questioning in a safe environment.

Why Introduce LLW?

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Society’s Challenge

We need to prepare our young people for adult life in a challenging

society. Young people must:

• meet the responsibilities of parenting with changing family patterns;

• sustain independent living;

• accept and respond constructively to learning as a lifelong process;

Why Introduce LLW?

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Society’s Challenge cont.

• meet the challenges and opportunities that cultural diversity and inclusion present; and

• be prepared for work in an increasingly sophisticated economy.

Why Introduce LLW?

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Employer’s Challenge

Employers are concerned with young people’s knowledge and:

• how they interact with others;

• how they acquire and manage information; and

• how they apply knowledge to solve problems and manage situations.

Why Introduce LLW?

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Employer’s Challenge

• Ability to manage information

• Thinking, problem-solving, decision-making skills

• Flexibility

• Resourcefulness

Why Introduce LLW?

• Self-management

• Communication skills

• Ability to work as part of a team

• Willingness to learn new skills

• Tolerance of change

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Activity 1

How the Revised Curriculum Develops

Young People

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In groups, discuss what do young people need to develop as:

• an individual;

• a contributor to society; and

• a contributor to the economy and environment.

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Personal understanding

Mutual understanding

Personal health

Moral character

Spiritual awareness

Citizenship

Cultural understanding

Media awareness

Ethical awareness

Employability

Economic awareness

Education for sustainable development

Key Elements

To develop the young person as an

individual

To develop the young person as a

contributor to society

To develop the young person as a

contributor to the economy &

environment

Curriculum Objectives

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Our Challenge

• make a meaningful connection with our pupils

• help our pupils improve academic performance

• help our pupils make informed choices

• deter our pupils from engaging in risky behaviours, including the use of alcohol and illegal drugs, early sexual activity and violence

Summary

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Our Challenge cont.

• help our pupils to develop as individuals and members of society

• provide our pupils with the adaptability, knowledge, understanding and skills to cope with life and work in the 21st century

• help our pupils to recognise the importance of equality, tolerance and human rights in their society

• play an active role in building a stronger, more stable society in Northern Ireland

Summary

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