1. politics.
- Author
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Reeves, Richard
- Subjects
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BRITISH education system , *A-level examinations , *GENERAL Certificate of Secondary Education , *HIGH school exams , *EDUCATION policy , *SOCIAL policy - Abstract
Focuses on education policies in Great Britain under the Labor Party. Claim that Education Secretary Ruth Kelly's decision to keep the General Certificate of Secondary Education and A-levels was a domestic policy failure; Case for an integrated diploma system, as proposed by former chief inspector Mike Tomlinson; Claim that the British system encourages a division between academic education and vocational learning; Reference to a paper by David Miliband of the Institute for Public Policy Research entitled "A British Baccalaureate."
- Published
- 2005