The Engagement of Higher Education in the 14–19 Reforms

Abstract

One of the biggest reform programmes in education is taking place within the secondary education sector, and as receivers of the secondary education ‘product’, there are potentially far reaching implications for Higher Education (HE). In 2010, the majority of students entering HE from schools and colleges in the UK will have studied something different and been assessed differently, from those who have preceded them. This paper looks at the engagement of HE in the 14–19 reforms, based on a presentation given to the GEES Subject Centre Conference in July 2007, themed on ‘Recruitment and retention issues in the GEES Disciplines’.