Also, the online software or curriculum will obviate the need for lesson planning for most teachers, even as some teachers may have to figure out how to extend curriculum and offer other pathways though the learning for different students.

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This type of virtual school is often operated by for-profit companies that hire staff, provide curriculum and coordinate learning.

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The revised national curriculum for schools in England is so narrow it will deter young people from learning, according to the National Union of Teachers' conference.

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In the near future Learning for Life and Work would become a compulsory part of the post-primary curriculum.

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"With the 14-19 Learning Pathways Curriculum, we have to be aware that we are preparing pupils not just for university but for the world of work, " said Jan Ohlsson Jones, the head of media studies at Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr in Swansea.

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