NUT: Michael Gove’s reforms are plain wrong

Commenting on the IPPR report Vocational Education in English Schools, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

“What is becoming increasingly clear is that Michael Gove’s reforms are plain wrong. The proposals for the National Curriculum and the present school accountability measures, which do not recognise vocational subjects, will continue to ensure that they are not given the status or space in the curriculum they deserve.

“The Government should stop restricting the range of vocational qualifications in performance tables and develop with  teachers, employers  and Awarding Bodies  a strong  system  of  Vocational  Education  that gives  young  people  the opportunity  to  develop  practical  skills  in  real life  contexts.  Society as a whole must recognise that educationally and economically positive returns can be gained from the majority of vocational qualifications for young people.”

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