Statement on vocational education
13 May 2011 (updated on 13 May 2011)
Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, made a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday 12 May on vocational education.
Contained in the statement were details of the Government's plans for a reform programme, based on The Wolf Report, aimed at making opportunities in education more equal.
Watch and read the views expressed by MPs and find more current parliamentary material on Eduction in the Topics section.
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