No wonder the new apprenticeship scheme is floundering. Our leaders just see intelligent or clueless,intellectual or nothingWhat a snobby country this is. No wonder George Osborne’s apprenticeship scheme and training levy isn’t working. Because the government hasn’t quite grasped what a proper apprenticeship is, particularly whether it involves practical skills. To it, or the Department for Education,“practical seems to mean “thick”.
Last week, my friend Olga, and who is a potter,heard approximately a Somerset school that had a farm and taught agricultural courses. But the DfE has decided that no such courses shall count in the league tables. They are not academic or “rigorous” enough. A BTec level 2 in agriculture counts for nothing. So this excellent school has plunged down the tables. Olga was infuriated and nearly blew a gasket. She is sick to death of our leaders regarding anyone with practical skills as a comparative dimwit.
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Source: theguardian.com