Summary
Fast tracking learners can be great for their motivation and stretch. Creative curriculum management can deliver excellent and imaginative outcomes but can also put added pressure on teachers and stress on learners. It might place quantity ahead of quality as regards qualifications. So is fast track a road you should be travelling down? This article examines some of the benefits to be gained and pitfalls to avoid. It contains practical warnings and advice, and celebrates some wonderful successes, organised around eight top tips. We hope this whets your appetite for what is becoming a growing practice in our curriculum area.
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Life in the Fast Lane
Tip 1: Get senior management backing
Fast tracking is not for the faint-hearted . Bold strategies often yield the best results, so get topdown support early and use it for leverage later on. Leasowes is a thriving business and enterprise college in the West Midlands where all pupils complete the Applied Business Studies GCSE in one year (year 10). Support from the senior management team during the planning stages allowed the department to adopt a bold approach, in...See the full content of this document
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