Press Release
Edexcel welcomes DCSF White Paper on alternative provision for young people
20 May 2008
Edexcel today welcomed the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) White Paper for modernising alternative education provision, ‘Back on Track’.
Jerry Jarvis, Edexcel’s Managing Director said:
“Alternative provision can be an education lifeline for the one per cent of the UK’s school age children who rely on it.
“The Government’s decision to modernise this area of education is to be applauded. I particularly welcome the suggestion that vocational learning should be made as widely accessible as possible. These subjects, many available as BTEC qualifications, can appeal to young people at any educational level. They can often be ideal routes to a fulfilling career for those with less academic commitment.
“Making vocational learning available to as many young people as possible opens up new opportunities for them and can help break cycles of exclusion.
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