Background to Future Schooling in Knowsley
In 2001, Knowsley embarked upon a strategic review of its school
system, known locally as the Independent Knowsley Schools'
Commission.
Following the recommendation for transformational reform and
school reorganisation, we published Future Schooling in Knowsley:
Towards 21st Century Learning Environments 2006-2008. This
set out new principles for transformational reform, linked to
increased integration of services for children and families, and a
focus on the neighbourhood agenda.
These included:
- School places, peformance and viability
- Learning environments for the 21st century
- Choice and diversity in the school system
- Retention of pupils
- Pupil choice - transforming the curriculum to meet learner
preference
- Concept Knowsley - schools and extended services
- Inclusion
- Governance for 21st century learning environments
- Leadership and management of 21st century learning
environments
Future Schooling in Knowsley also set out a framework for the
reorganisation for primaries and special schools and identified
priorities for capital investment.
http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/education/future_schooling/background.html
http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/education/future_schooling/vision.html
Our vision
Future schooling in Knowsley is our vision for education across
the borough for the 21st century. We are aiming to create a
world class education system with 21st century learning
environments at the heart of local communities, in which
schools:
- Support the needs of the child.
- Are responsive and adaptive to societal and economic change
offering learning for all, alongside integrated child, youth and
family services.
- Develop partnerships with wider community services.
- By working together we will transform our education system and
ensure a brighter future for children, young people and families in
Knowsley.
Aims
Through future schooling in Knowsley we will:
- Build and maintain improved standards to enable every child to
achieve and reach their full potential.
- Build on the strengths of our schools.
- Create learning environments for the 21st century.
- Develop system wide governance, leadership, and management
arrangements suitable for 21st century schools.
- Provide appropriate, stable and sustainable learning
environments that support teachers and learners.
- Promote, develop and support all schools to offer extended and
co-located and intergrated provision, placing schools at the heart
of the community and lifelong learning.
- Ensure an inclusive and joined-up approach to education in
which every child matters.
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