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6 Future scenarios

Creating strong, effective long-term plans requires an understanding of the potential challenges that lie ahead for education.

These scenarios have been developed using research from leading social scientists to provide an informed and inspirational insight into the different futures potentially facing education and learning. Use them to formulate robust, resilient plans, to challenge common assumptions and to validate your thinking.

The informed choice scenario

Education is personal trajectory designed in collaboration with learning mentors to meet your needs and take account of your history throughout life

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The independent consumer scenario

Education is diverse marketplace where individuals can choose from a wide range of different standardized educational offerings

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Discovery

Education is all about identifying the distinctive contribution you can make to different organizations and communities, and finding out where you will flourish.

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The diagnosis scenario

Education diagnoses student potential, dictates their place in the organisation and maps out their future. This is where you fit. Get on with it.

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The integrated experience scenario

Education is characterized by participation in a range of authentic practices across diverse communities

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The service & citizenship scenario

Education is a separate social institution which focuses on developing the generic competencies and skills to participate in communities and the wider social sphere.

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Test your plans

Inspire your group with two thought-provoking exercises that help improve planning skills.

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Scenario evidence bank

Beyond Current Horizons looks at the future of education, beyond 2025.

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Evaluate changes

Compare a typical working day with the ideal day - and propose changes aimed at achieving the ideal routine.

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