Uncertain Futures: An Approach to Tutorial Work with 16–19 Year Olds in the 1980s

The Development of the Pastoral Curriculum

“…It broke new ground and provided a good deal of the momentum that gathered pace in many schools in the early 1980s to incorporate a pastoral curriculum into the structure of the school). Baldwin and Smith (1983) cite that the original purpose and motivating force behind what eventually became the Active Tutorial Work (ATW) scheme, was the cry for help from teachers in Lancashire for materials for their own use in helping young people in their personal growth and development. Thus, as Baldwin and Smith point out, ATW was intended to, ' .…”

What Teachers Like About Active Tutorial Work

“…10 Many would link pressure for educational change of this kind to broader changes occurring in society, 11 Of particular significance in contemporary society is the uncertainty about future patterns of work. 12 A number of teachers referred to these general pressures.…”