I continue to worry about the future of vocational education as the government’s reforms push our school system in such an overtly academic direction.
Policy-makers all say the right thing, but their words rarely seem to be evidenced in their policies.
Ask anyone within education about the importance of creating a parity of esteem between academic and vocational routes, and you’ll find them in agreement.
Argue about the need to raise the profile of vocational qualifications in order to prove to parents and students that they are comparable to academic routes and lead to similar career progression, and you’ll be hard pushed to find a dissenting voice.
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