Determined to Succeed - Resources
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1 Day by Day - Enterprise Planner
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1. Building the Curriculum Four
Building the Curriculum 4 aims to help all those who are involved in planning and delivering young people’s learning across all sectors and settings.
Published in 2009 by the Scottish Government, it sets out key messages about how children and young people develop and apply skills as part of Curriculum for Excellence, so as to bring about the transformational changes needed to improve the life chances of young people in Scotland.
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1.1 2008-2011 DtS council plan
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1.2 Determined to Succeed Newsletter!
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1.2 Working Out
A report on work-related learning for Scottish secondary school pupils.
"Developing to the full the skills and attributes that underpin the four capacities will be essential to equipping our young people to meet the challenges of the future."
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2 Local Authority Monthly Update Template
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2.1 Policy Expectations for Local Authority Delivery (2008 - 2011)
Developed in partnership with local authorities, this guidance document sets out policy and expectations for local delivery of the second phase of Determined to Succeed.
It will help local authorities create their Determined to Succeed: enterprise in education plan for the academic sessions 2008-2011.
The second phase of Determined to Succeed is built around six interrelated themes, all of which are covered in the document:
Supporting the development of skills for life, skills for work
Engaging employers
Broadening the reach of Determined to Succeed
Embedding enterprise in the curriculum
Building capacity
Enhancing our international profile
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3 Investing in Scotland's Future
This document outlines the Scottish Government's policy direction for delivery of enterprise in education from 2008 to 2011. It sets out the key areas of focus and explains the commitments made by local and national government to the to the policy.
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4 Improving Enterprise in Education
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5 Tapping into Scotland's Talent
A report aimed at understanding employers views on the drivers that lead them to engage in employability projects, the critical success factors for successful involvement, the key challenges they face when getting involved, the business benefits and examples of good practice
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6 Work Experience in Scotland
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Click here to download Work Experience Review (PDF)
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6.1 SVQ Update
This contains details of every SVQ currently accredited as well as information on which SVQs are new, extended, re-accredited or deleted.
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7 Skills for Scotland - FutureSkills Scotland
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7.1 Skills for Scotland
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7.2 Delivery of Skills for learning, Skills for life & Skills for Work
This report summarises the main themes to emerge from a study to highlight good practice in delivering practical, applied or vocational learning provision for all pupils.
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8 Vocational Education Training: A Comparative Study
A comparative study of approaches to vocational education and training in Scotland and France, focussing in particular on provision for the 14-19 age group in both countries.
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8-1 A Time of Opportunity
To gain a snapshot of the status of SDE, views were sought on where it stood in Scotland’s schools in 2007. Some 122 individuals playing a wide range of roles in SDE were questioned through face-to-face or telephone interviews or by questionnaire.
The central message from this report is that a real opportunity is currently available which, if fully grasped, would see the status of sustainable development education gaining more prominence, with its profile raised and its constituent elements fully integrated into a newly revised curriculum.
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9 Determined to Succeed: Three Years On
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9-1 A paper for professional reflection
This document aims to assist schools and teachers in evaluating their present practice in enterprise in education and to build on their present achievements.
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9-1 Ambitious Excellent School
Ambitious, Excellent School - An Agenda for Action (2004)
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9-2 Benchmarking Research
Benchmarking Research of Young Peoples Perceptions of Enterprise
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9-3 The Enterprising School
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9-4 Expanding Opportunities
A report on school-college partnership programmes in Scotland
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9-5 Make your school Fairtrade friendly (CETS)
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9-6 Celebrating Robert Burns - an enterprising approach
A range of enterprising ideas and activities to help celebrate the anniversary of Robert Burns's birthday can be found on the LTScotland Website.
More information on Robert Burns' life can be found on The Scottish Government webpage.
9-7 More Choices, More Chances:
A Strategy to Reduce the Proportion of Young People not in Education, Employment or Training in Scotland
(Scottish Executive, 2006)
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9-8 NEET
Determined to Succeed and Young People at risk of becoming NEET (Not in education, employment or training)
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A Curriculum for Excellence: Teachers for ExcellenceA Curriculum for Excellence Website
Careers Scotland
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CETS Cooperative Education Trust Scotland
CETS
Determined to Succeed
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Determined to Broadcast
Determined to Broadcast
EthCo - Make a difference
EthCo
Ethical TV
Ethical TV Website
Gateway
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GLOW Scotland Website
Glow Website
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education(HMIE)
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Homecoming Scotland 2009
Homecoming Scotland 2009 website
Industry Spotlight
Industry Spotlight
Journey to Excellence
Journey to Excellence Website
Learning and Teaching Scotland
LTScotland Website
Partnerships with Employers (LTS)
LTScotland Website
Prince's Trust
Prince's Trust Website
Scotland's Colleges - Skills for Work
Scotland's Colleges
Scottish Executive – Celebrating Success
Scottish Government - Celebrating Success Website
Scottish Qualification Authority
Scottish Qualifications Authority Website
Scottish Qualification Authority - Skills for Work
SQA - Skills for work website
Scottish Teachers for a New Era Website
Scottish Teachers for a New Era Website
The Social Enterprise Academy Website
Social Enterprise Academy Website
SVQ - SQA Webpage
SVQ webpage
Virtual Work Experience Website
Virtual Work Experience Website
Young Enterprise Scotland
YES Website
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