According to a new report published by Civitas, vocational qualifications are being used by schools to artificially reach GCSE grade A*-C targets. Anastasia de Waal, head of family and education at Civitas and author of the report School Improvement - or the "Equivalent" , said: "Too many people are being cheated in this government stunt: pupils, employers, the public." In school and GCSE league tables, vocational courses are not distinguished from academic GCSEs, meaning courses in subjects such as tourism, construction...