“Total dysfunction”. This is the verdict on the education system in England and Wales from former education secretary Lord Baker, who believes it is failing to produce young people with the skills that industry needs. Nick Peters reports.
Lord Kenneth Baker, former education secretary. Kenneth Baker was Secretary of State for Education under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1986-89. Although he went on to fulfil other senior roles in government before being made a life peer in 1997, his time at the education department left a deep impression. He…
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