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A wave of government initiatives, targets, and short-term measures are failing to address deep-seated problems in the education system, leading academics have warned.
A report from the Nuffield Foundation published yesterday said that "policy busyness" by ministers fell short of the radical reform needed to keep young people in education.
The Nuffield study, led by Professor Richard Pring of Oxford University, warned that unprecedented numbers of policy initiatives, including national targets, new qualifications and short-term funding schemes, were unlikely to produce significant improvements in the education and training system for under-19s.
The report highlighted "the persistence of deep-seated problems concerning the structure of the system". It added: "Policymakers tend to address symptoms of these deep-seated problems rather than tackling their underlying causes. Moreover, in responding to symptomatic problems, Government has attempted to implement a whole range of policies at a very fast pace."
The report called for a "complete overhaul" of the way teenagers are assessed at school and college, and warned that the introduction of university top-up fees "could militate against increasing and widening participation" in higher education.
Sarah Teather, the Liberal Democrat education spokeswoman, said: "The Nuffield Foundation have hit the nail on the head. The consequences of the Government's misguided policies and never-ending initiatives are staring us all in the face.
"When one in four young people quits education altogether at 16, something is going seriously wrong.
"League tables have created perverse incentives where schools are forced to focus on their ranking rather than doing what's best for their pupils."
Well everyone has a right to a education but we just can't force kids to stay in school as many won't. Some how the education system is corrupted. There has to be away to make school more interesting and fast. The truth is with out at least a GED or High School Dimploma these days most people can't even get a job. What ever happened to no child left behind? I don't know what else to say here but some how education has started to fail majorly.
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