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Ideally, personalising learning will lead to each student choosing a pathway at school that enables them to meet their aspirations. In helping students and parents make informed decisions, the advice and guidance system is crucial, and needs to be offered to younger students than has traditionally been the case. Professor David Hargreaves suggests that this process should begin at the age of 12 as ‘deep learning requires deep support’. Deep support may mean more than simply advice and guidance; it also overlaps with the gateways of mentoring and coaching, the new technologies and student voice.
Many schools are seizing the initiative in developing their own systems for deep student support. Some schools have appointed guidance managers, who manage students’ learning. The whole system must be carefully integrated and starts from an assumption that the aims of guidance are the same as those of teaching and learning.
Assessment for learning | Learning to learn | Student voice | Curriculum | New technologies | School design and organisation | Advice and guidance | Mentoring and coaching | Workforce development