OECD says it: rebalance the system in favour of FE

My former colleagues at OECD have just produced an excellent report which should disturb, and which deserves really wide discussion - especially as I agree wholeheartedly with one of their major, and radical, recommendations. Building Skills for All: A Review of England looks at the problem of low skills.  A familiar issue, you may see - haven't we heard it all before.  Well,  try this: "Around one in five young English university graduates can manage to read the instructions on a bottle of aspirin, and understand a petrol gauge, but will struggle to undertake more challenging literacy and numeracy tasks." This is based on PIAAC evidence - an international survey based on…
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