Andy Burnham unveils plans to give youngsters 'real' education in radical break from New Labour

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Andy Burnham has unveiled plans to give Britain's youth a "real" education in a major break from New Labour's drive to get Britons to go to university.Children as young as 14 will be encouraged to pursue "a real, hands-on technical education" alongside a "core" of English, maths and science at school.Some pupils would instead study for technical qualifications like T-levels or apprenticeships rather than A-Levels while gaining work experience.Writing in The Times last night, the Prime Minister said the route to success had been built around "degrees and desks" for too long.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, Mr Burnham insisted Britain now needs "brilliant engineers, electricians and cybersecurity experts more than ever before".Mr Burnham said the Department for Education will be reallocating its budgets to invest in technical skills and will be changing the way schools are measured and rated to reflect that.The changes follow Alan Milburn's warning in his May report that...

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