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Life in the qualification market
‘The truth is in the whole’ and if we want to understand the impact of recent post-16 qualification reform on sixth formers’ experience of education we need to start with an overview of the whole educational landscape before analysing specific … Continue reading
Do qualifications create wealth?
Does education make us richer? A ridiculous question perhaps, but the belief that educational achievement leads to economic growth is strongly held by many politicians despite all evidence to the contrary. The recent Department for Education press release claiming that … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Education policy
Tagged Alison Wolf, economy, Education, employment, Ha-Joon Chang, qualifications, wealth, young people
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Market madness #5 Qualifications as currency
A series of short posts about the marketisation of public education: #5 Qualifications as currency. All economies need a currency which we all use to represent the value we give to things and which can be exchanged for real things. … Continue reading
Posted in Education policy
Tagged competition, Education, marketisation, qualifications
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