HC Deb 30 October 2003 vol 412 c363W
19. Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on vocational training for school children aged between 14 and 16. [135250]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

The Government are committed to a far-reaching agenda for change in the curriculum for 14 to 16-year-olds.

We have already introduced new GCSEs in vocational subjects and more are intended to follow. We are using our 14 to 19 Pathfinders to test new ways to

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