Welsh Baccalaureate: High Level Model Pan Wales Hairdressing and Beauty conference Presentation Version 2.11

Revised Welsh Baccalaureate Strengths- What works well Emphasis on skills including literacy, numeracy and employability skills The Core offers enriching experiences that contribute to a broad and well-rounded education (enterprise activity and community participation for example) Individual Investigation, encouraging independent study and a range of research, thinking and communication skills Wales, Europe and the World - where delivered well it is popular, innovative and exciting Use of internationally recognised stand-alone qualifications Academic and vocational pathways lead to the same qualification Widespread recognition as an entry qualification for Higher Education Presentation Version 2.12

What we’ve learnt Concerns- What isn’t working Assessment of skills – method is too burdensome Duplication of learning or assessment between stand alone qualifications and the Core Varied quality of delivery of the Core Questions about value of the language element Lack of grading Many parents/learners and employers don’t understand structure, content or purpose Presentation Version 2.13

What are the key changes? Retain strengths of current model but address weaknesses A new emphasis on skills development: literacy, numeracy and other skills for work and higher education An assessment model that is purposeful, clear, integrated with learning, through the use of ‘challenges’ More rigorous, with more robust quality assurance Presentation Version 2.14

What are the key changes? Cont’d Grading of the challenges and an overall grade To be universally adopted by schools and colleges from Sept 2015 Develop an engaging framework for learners to develop world class skills Presentation Version 2.15

What are World Class Skills? ‘In the future, creativity, the ability to think laterally, adaptability and other ‘transversal’ skills will be valued more than the specific bodies of knowledge that schools have traditionally taught.’ European Commission, Education and Training Key Competences Presentation Version 2.16

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What are the skills? Literacy Numeracy Digital Literacy Critical Thinking and Problem solving Planning and Organisation Creativity and Innovation Personal Effectiveness Presentation Version 2.18

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Core assessed through Challenges Community Challenge Enterprise and Employability Challenge Global Citizenship Challenge Individual project Example – actively helping the school/centre community or local community Example - plan and run a team Enterprise, and/or work experience Example – work on a problem related to issues such as sustainable food, recycling, citizenship/democracy Example – learners demonstrate their own skills (maybe all 7) to produce an artefact or dissertation– words at Advanced level Presentation Version 2.110

Examples of organisations currently offering challenges or competitions Guiding young people to start up Presentation Version 2.111

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Next steps Develop detail, learning outcomes, grading structure, taught content Decide the curriculum time needed – one GCSE/A level equivalent? Develop more detail on assessment – what it will be based on, who will do it, Quality Assurance We and WJEC will work with stakeholders to develop support/CPD and resources etc. Online stakeholder survey on implementation Presentation Version 2.113

Q&A What sort of Challenges do you do already? What could you do with these Challenges? What support will your sector require to deliver challenges? Presentation Version 2.114