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Education and Skills: The UK Policy Agenda

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  • Sandra McNally
  • Gill Wyness

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The UK's overall school budget has been protected in real terms but does not provide for funding per pupil to increase in line with inflation. Because pupil numbers are increasing, large falls in expenditure per pupil are expected over the next few years unless more funding is allocated. The situation facing post-16 education is a lot worse. A more widespread adoption of grammar schools is very likely to increase socio-economic segregation by school type and is unlikely to lead to any increase in average educational attainment in the country. Although increasing intermediate skills among young people and adults is needed, many concerns have been raised about the how apprenticeship policy is being implemented. This includes an emphasis on quantity over quality and differences in the provision of training opportunities for large employers compared with small and medium-sized enterprises.

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  • Sandra McNally & Gill Wyness, 2017. "Education and Skills: The UK Policy Agenda," CEP Election Analysis Papers 041, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
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    1. Murphy, Richard & Scott-Clayton, Judith & Wyness, Gill, 2019. "The end of free college in England: Implications for enrolments, equity, and quality," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 7-22.

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    education; expenditure; post-16 education; tuition fees; skills; apprentices;
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