STEVE HALL, LiFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST, UK
Introduction
Having been inspired by the OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030 framework (OECD, 2018) and its advocacy for the development of student agency, leaders within LiFE Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) followed the achievements of schools both globally and within the UK who had purposely designed their curriculum, teaching and learning models around this concept. Specific attention was given to the models used by the XP Trust, School 21 and Kunskapsskolan schools, who had all operated within the UK context. While we were confident in the transferability of many aspects of these curriculum models, we also noted that their successes had been achieved as newly created free schools, rather than being applied to the context of transforming existing mainstream provision. This led to the co-construction of the Real LiFE Curriculum, which was introduced as a pilot in 2021.
Research evidence
Student agency is considered to be both an increasing
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