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Strengthening enterprise in education
01/10/2004
New guidelines to help schools ensure that young people
receive the best possible experience of enterprise in
education were announced today.
Deputy Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Minister Lewis
Macdonald unveiled the resource How Good is Our School at
Enterprise in Education?, produced by HM Inspectorate of
Education in partnership with schools, education
authorities and the business community.
Quality Indicators will support head teachers and
teachers in embedding the Executive's Determined to Succeed
strategy for Enterprise in Education within and across the
curriculum.
Mr Macdonald said:
"Encouraging enterprising attitudes in our pupils is the
route to a more enterprising Scotland. Enterprise in
Education is focused on increasing pupils' understanding
of, and interest in, work and enterprise. We want young
people to enter the workplace with the right mix of skills
- together with the self-confidence and drive to make the
most of them.
"The important guidelines being published today will
help schools deliver enterprise in education of the highest
quality, ensuring it is embedded across and within the
curriculum - not just bolted on as an optional extra. They
will also be used by as a benchmark for school
inspectors.
"The Quality Indicators are one of a range of tools for
teaching staff that will help them build on the excellent
work already being carried out in schools across
Scotland.
"I would encourage head teachers, supported by local
authorities and other partners, to work with their teachers
to make the most of this important new resource."
The Executive, as part of its March 2003
response
to Determined to Succeed; a review of enterprise in
education, asked HMIE to develop resources to support
schools in evaluating the quality of pupils' experiences in
enterprise in education.
The new resource, How Good is our School at Enterprise
in Education?, was launched in Aberdeen by Deputy
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Minister Lewis
Macdonald.
The Executive published its Determined to Succeed
strategy in March 2003. The Scottish Budget 2003-2006 has
allocated £40 million to support the strategy.
A Partnership for a Better Scotland states "We will make
sure that every pupil has the opportunity to learn
entrepreneurial skills at school. We will expand the number
of Scottish schools involved in Enterprise in Education
from 10% to 100%."