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What is the Secondary Strategy?
The Secondary Strategy (previously KS3 Strategy)
aims to raise standards in the early years of secondary education
by
strengthening
teaching
and
learning across the curriculum. Since September 2002 there have
been five strands to the Secondary Strategy:
The Strategy provides secondary and middle
schools with an exciting and challenging opportunity to build
on the successes of the National
Literacy and Numeracy Strategies in primary schools. It is based
on four important principles:
- Expectations: establishing high expectations for all
pupils and setting challenging targets for them to achieve;
- Progression: strengthening the transition from Key Stage
2 to Key Stage 3 and ensuring progression in teaching and learning
across Key Stage 3;
- Engagement: promoting approaches to teaching and learning
that engage and motivate pupils and demand their active participation;
- Transformation: strengthening teaching and learning through
a programme of professional development and practical support.
The strategy aims to support these developments
through a programme of Continuing Professional Development training
and in-school support
provided by a network of locally based ‘Secondary Strategy Consultants’.
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