MK14-19

Welcome to this website about the way learning opportunities for all young people aged 14-19 are being developed in Milton Keynes (in line with national policy) to:

• Provide a curriculum with more personal opportunities and challenges
• Increase success rates
• Develop new courses and offer new qualifications

The secondary (up to GCSE) curriculum is being developed to be more individually engaging and personalised, to provide more young people with a good grounding in ICT, English, Maths and employability skills and to encourage more participation in further and higher education.

New Secondary Curriculum - What has changed and why?_(794K)

Access to the Higher Education Curriculum in Milton Keynes will be enhanced from September 2008 with the opening of the Milton Keynes University Centre in Silbury Boulevard - visit the MK College website to learn, www.mkcollege.ac.uk.

Find out more about the 14-19 Curriculum

The diploma is a new flexible qualification for 14-19 year olds, designed in partnership with universities and employers. It can combine opportunities for learning in new ways with a choice of A levels or GCSEs. A range of diplomas are being introduced over the next few years, starting in Milton Keynes with Construction in September 2008.

Find out more about Diplomas - New Qualifications

Locally there is a 14-19 Strategy Group with working groups looking at: the curriculum; provision for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities; diploma developments; student support. This is all likely to change but some minutes are available.

Find out more about the 14-19 Structure

Find out what is on offer now by going to the Area Prospectus - www.mkiturfuture.com. Find out about financial support by accessing the attached LSC factsheets LSC EMA Factsheet_(715K). There are also fact sheets on programmes like entry to employment.

Find out more about Opportunities

Find out about the latest news, recent and forthcoming events in the 14-19 age group.

News and Events