‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says | Schools

An “exam-obsessed” school system is leaving young people unprepared for work, Alan Milburn has said, as new polling suggests teachers believe pupils are leaving education without the skills they need for adult life. Milburn, a former cabinet minister under Tony Blair and now leading a government-commissioned review into young people and work, said the system…

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Get a grip on ‘scandal’ of illegal child social care in England, ministers are told | Children

Ministers must get to grips with the “national scandal” of England’s shadow child social care system, the children’s commissioner has warned, as a shocking new report reveals the number of children in unregulated settings has increased by more than 370% in five years. Some of the most vulnerable children in England are being temporarily placed…

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