If further evidence were required that the university system is not fit for purpose, then research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) makes it clear. It has found that one in five bar staff are graduates – up from three per cent 30 years ago. Nearly 20 per cent of waiters are…
When the King recently appeared on the popular TV show The Repair Shop – recorded when he was still the Prince of Wales – he lamented the lack of vocational education in schools. And I agree with him and have been banging this drum for years. I hope because it is Charles III saying it,…
A new study has ‘discovered’ that children’s academic progress suffered as a result of the policies introduced because of the pandemic. Also ‘discovered’ is that the Pope is Catholic, and the place where bears go to the toilet has been identified. It does not need a Covid Social Mobility and Opportunities Study to show how…
Tony Blair has a cheek by saying A Levels and GCSEs should be scrapped. He was responsible for eroding the standards in schools, so perhaps his latest foray into education policy is his plan to finish the job he began as Prime Minister? He should pipe down. The former PM wants exams replaced with assessments.…
We are now in the middle of exam results season and I’m afraid it’s a big FAIL for A Levels. The system is failing us all; students, universities and employers. This year A Levels had a pass rate of 98.4 per cent – just 1.6 per cent failing. A whopping 36.4 per cent of grades…