6/23/2008 6:32:00 AM
The Times 23 June
Business leaders will criticise the Government's diplomas today, saying that they are in danger of splintering independent and state schools. Richard Lambert, director-general of the CBI, was initially a keen supporter of the diploma, which was established to end the divide between theoretical and practical qualifications. However, in a dramatic split from the Government, he criticised the most recent diplomas in languages, humanities and science, describing them as an “unnecessary distraction”. These academic subjects are a departure from the first 14 work-based diplomas. When announced last October, the three latest disciplines were regarded as a way of ensuring the success of the diploma, by appealing to universities and appeasing parents unhappy at the thought of their children studying for a vocational qualification. Times
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