Diplomas threaten our independence
Posted on | December 1, 2008 |
So what would make the independent sector jump at diplomas?
We would require a structure that:
- Allows seriously academic pupils to be seriously academic
- Doesn’t dress up vocational routes as something spuriously academic
- Allows a well defined “mix of theoretical and work based learning” for those who want it, but clearly differentiates between the two
- Permits candidates to choose programmes of study that match their intellectual and vocational needs, rather than being driven by a bureaucratic assessment process or an obsession with enforcing breadth
- Allows a single institution to teach the qualification; does not require work placements
- Is recognised by all universities, as well as employers, as a mainstream admission route to even the most selective degree courses; and
- Ensures that the extended project is intellectually challenging.
This caption is from the TES paper
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