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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘University is not for everyone’: Readers welcome Andy Burnham’s education shake-up – with one big caveat

Andy Burnham has pledged to end Britain’s decades-long preference for university over vocational training, unveiling the biggest overhaul of the schools system in 15 years.

From age 14, students will be offered technical routes alongside traditional academic subjects, as the prime minister argues it is time to value “the hard hat” as much as “the graduation cap”.

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