Education and Employment - Fifth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 1 April 1998.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

A. INTRODUCTION

Scope of the inquiry
Structure of the Report

B. WHO ARE THE DISAFFECTED?

Terminology
The nature of disaffection
The extent of disaffection

14 TO 16 YEAR OLDS
16 TO 19 YEAR OLDS

C. CAUSES OF DISAFFECTION

General background
Underlying causes
Precipitating causes

D. TACKLING DISAFFECTION

Successful intervention: inclusion not exclusion
The role of public institutions

SCHOOLS

Pastoral support and discipline
Teachers and teaching styles
Exclusions from school
PUPIL REFERRAL UNITS
FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGES
TECS, WORKPLACE LEARNING AND THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
The role of voluntary agencies
Mentoring and guidance
Coordination of different agencies

PROBLEMS OF COORDINATION
IMPROVING COORDINATION
FUNDING AND COORDINATION
THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES
The post-14 curriculum

THE CONTENT OF THE CURRICULUM
The vocational element in the curriculum
Personal and social education
The qualifications framework and school performance tables

QUALIFICATIONS
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE TABLES

E. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ANNEX: Proceedings of the Education Sub-committee relating to the Report

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF WITNESSES

LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

LIST OF UNPRINTED MEMORANDA

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Prepared 6 April 1998