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Eleanor Busby

Education Secretary insists new vocational GCSEs are not ‘dumbing down’ system

Education Secretary Lucy Powell was speaking on BBC Breakfast (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Education Secretary has defended the Government’s plans for new vocational GCSEs, insisting they are not “dumbing down” the system.

The qualifications – which will sit alongside traditional GCSEs – will be available to 14-year-olds in some subjects from as early as September 2029.

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