Burnham to tell schools in England to adapt teaching to local business needs

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Andy Burnham will tell schools across England to adapt their curriculums to the needs of local businesses as part of a devolution drive aimed at tackling the jobs crisis for young people. By moving decision-making to local areas, the PM hopes the plan will make technical and vocational skills as valued as academic qualifications – and help cut the benefits bill. Based in part on the Greater Manchester baccalaureate that Burnham introduced as the region’s mayor, it will task schools with making their curriculums for students aged 14 and above more responsive to the local jobs market, teaching technical skills alongside traditional academic subjects. It would, Burnham said, mean the…

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