Former chief inspector of schools Mike Tomlinson is concerned that the needs of disengaged young people will be overlooked in the Government's reforms of 14 to 19 education. The Government is expected to unveil its 14 to 19 white paper this week and is likely to reject proposals, made by a working group headed by Tomlinson, for a diploma encompassing both academic and vocational courses. Instead, the Government is expected to propose a diploma solely for vocational courses, a plan that would go against the working group's hopes of putting vocational and academic tuition on an equal footing. Tomlinson last...


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