Vocational learning is becoming increasingly popular, but attending a class off the school campus can mean lots of planning and paperwork, and a half day round trip for students and staff with time wasted travelling between A and B.

With an opportunity to spend money on a new building comes the need to create some principles around how vocational learning should happen in the future and the systems and resources needed to provide a range of vocational options sustainably... Read More

What does vocational learning mean to teachers and staff?

We also asked the newly set up BSF challenge team of teachers & staff to tell us about what vocational learning means to them!

"Developing work related and job specific skills that are fit for needs of students and the labour market. Also to develop key skills required by employers for work."

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posted by julia schaeper on 03/30

What does vocational learning mean to Walker’s Senior Leadership Team?

We asked the Senior Leadership Team to tell us about what vocational learning means to them! Here are the answers:

"Young people acquiring skills that will equip them to join the ranks of the employed."... Read More
posted by julia schaeper on 03/30

What does vocational learning mean to students?

During a workshop, we asked students to tell us about what vocational learning means to them! Here are the answers:

"You learn things before you get a job"
"It gets you out of lesson and you don't have to write all the time"
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posted by julia schaeper on 03/30