In the midst of a global pandemic, schools, in emergency mode, are fighting hard to ensure pupils can still achieve the grades they need for their next steps in life. And yet this is the moment when the education secretary decides to announce that, actually, there’s no real purpose for so many pupils in England to get degrees after all.
Blair's Target has been universally interpreted as meaning 50% of school-leavers going to uni Main effects of more unis ? 1) The first UK appearance of a caste system; Brahmins with degrees and Untouchables without 2) The Brexit victory in protest against this caste system
There are better ways to improve society than to attempt social engineering via unis. That isn't their purpose - which should either be training for a vocation or educating people into wider mindsets (at present impossible due to the liberal tyranny in Academe).
There will be fewer (perhaps, far fewer) UK unis in the future, because the UK will no longer be able to afford them.
'Women now outnumber men' How is this an improvement on men outnumbering women?
Correction - you didn't grow up in a town decimated by unemployment because of Tory decisions in the 80's. You grew up in a town that had an industry, unable to compete with cheap imports from countries with a far lower standard of living. /1
The biggest barrier to social mobility today is the fact that so many decent well paid jobs that were once available to non-graduates are now closed off to them as the result of degrees being so common that they are now used by companies as a lazy indicator for competence.
Do we have evidence to show that social mobility has increased as result of increase in number of graduates? The whole point of apprentiships is to start earning while learning. Agree that all further educational routes should be treated as equal miss_mcinerney
Mickey Mouse meaningless courses such as “Gender Studies” and “Humanitarian Studies” are of no earthly use to employers and students alike. Employable going in, Totally unemployable coming out.
Defund the humanities.
It depends on the course and earning power after graduation as the debt level can hamper those of us from poorer backgrounds throughout their lives. Many of the wealthier folk get a further leg up with parents putting deposits down on homes, buying cars for their jobs etc.
The same working-class people the Guardian couldn’t give two fucks about...
The target change doesn't STOP anyone going to university... it gives welcome recognition that for some careers and some people there are better alternatives!
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