There’s got to be a better way to give young people the skills and confidence that they need to succeed, not just branding them a failure, and also allowing them to gain other qualifications that show they have a strong foundation in English and maths.
Discussing the need for better educational qualifications.
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The one-size-fits-all approach simply doesn’t suit all children. For some it’s become a straitjacket. A straitjacket that has left too many being branded a failure – again and again – instead of being able to realise their potential.
the money saved by scrapping the scheme was not an insignificant amount and would be reprioritised and redistributed in different ways
It’s a hamster wheel with many young people constantly being branded a failure and having to resit.
I absolutely don’t want schools to dumb down. My kids might say I’m a tiger mum. You know, I’m a tiger mum for all our kids – every single child that’s in our education system achieving excellence, achieving what they can do.
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