Posts about: vocational education

Academic and vocational education divides students – radical change could make education more equal

Academic and vocational education divides students – radical change could make education more equal

Politicians across parties are proposing ways to promote vocational education in England. Rishi Sunak has pledged to limit “rip-off” university courses and boost apprenticeships – diverting school students away from university and towards vocational education. Labour leader Keir Starmer has spoken of his desire to end “the snobbery that looks down on vocational education” through curriculum reform. […]…