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Preparing the battlefield…

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Jax Blunt
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was doing some research into the basic standards required for school leavers nowadays.

Found this site, which describes the Statutory requirements at key stage 4.

I’m intrigued – how do you enforce learning? As in:

compulsory areas of learning: careers education, sex education and work-related learning

I can see that you can require that education be offered, but I don’t know how you can require that someone learns what is on offer.

Then I found these gems

What, pray tell, is a “Certificate in Preparation for Working Life”? How have I managed to get so far through my working life without one? Can I get one from night school?

Mad. It’s all completely mad.

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3 responses to “Preparing the battlefield…”

  1. Tim avatar
    Tim

    You forgot to :rant:
    🙂

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  2. Merry avatar
    Merry

    Meep. That really is quite bizarre. They missed out “Entry Level Certificate in Choosing Your Preparation Certificate”.
    :wall:
    Meanwhile, back at the ranch….

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  3. Raymond avatar
    Raymond

    Mad, perhaps. Scary, definitely. I wonder whether someone in power has taken the term “university of life” rather too literally …
    I’m studying for my diploma in towing the party line ;^P

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