VIDEO: Miliband attacks vocational snobbery
Ed Miliband has attacked “snobbery” against people who gain vocational qualifications rather than going to university.
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AUDIO: ‘Bonfire’ of vocational qualifications
The Today programme’s Sanchia Berg reports from a further education college in Stockport as the government announces it’s to reduce the number of vocational subjects from GCSEs.
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Vocational exams cut from tables
Ministers cut the GCSE-equivalent value of 3,100 vocational qualifications, such as hair services and horse care, ending their recognition in school league tables….
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Government shake-up for vocational qualifications
Just 70 vocational qualifications will count towards a school’s GCSE performance in league tables in future – a cut from more than 3,000 under the current system.


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