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  Hats off to the new recruits

  Whitehall catches up with government policy by welcoming the first government apprentices. Peter Kingston reports

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  Few sign up for flagship diplomas

  Nov 14 2008:

  Tories say just 12,000 have registered in schools and colleges, well below the government target

• A pointless pattern of naming, shaming and blaming

  Nov 13 2008:

  The controversial National Challenge scheme is beginning to reap rewards. How easily the adverse publicity could have been avoided

• Balls to tackle 'coasting' schools

  Nov 13 2008:

  Those classed as satisfactory could do more to stretch pupils and improve results

• Teens do not see science as route to good career

  Nov 7 2008:

  Misconception rife among pupils, as image of lab coat professor persists

• Sainsbury staff offered help with maths and English

  Nov 6 2008:

  Supermarket wants 25% of workforce to gain equivalent of GCSE qualifications within five years

• Further education students feel financial pressure

  Nov 6 2008:

  More than a third of students in further education colleges think about dropping out due to lack of financial help, new research shows

• No panacea

  Oct 28 2008:

  Diplomas offer scant hope of an end to the great divide, say Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley

• Diplomas 'could lead to more dropouts'

  Oct 15 2008:

  Report shows diplomas and apprenticeships could lead to more disaffected youths

• Diploma takeup falls short of Balls's hopes

  Oct 14 2008:

  Opposition MPs say diploma has 'flopped' after exam boards warned of technical problems and lack of teacher training

• Meddling in the modern apprenticeship

  Oct 14 2008:

  A new report says ministers' obsession with 'qualification outcomes' is damaging vocational learning. Ian Nash investigates

• Government defends its progress on diplomas

  Oct 13 2008:

  Only 12,000 pupils started the government's flagship diploma qualification this September, the schools secretary confirms

• Tories slam delays over maintenance grant payments

  Oct 13 2008:

  Tories call for independent inquiry into delayed education maintenance allowance payments

• A-levels 'strangle scholarship', says Tomlinson

  Oct 8 2008:

  Former chief schools inspector Mike Tomlinson says A-levels are poor preparation for university

• Diplomas need credibility before full launch, say teachers

  Oct 7 2008:

  Teaching unions say employers, universities and parents must accept the new qualifications

• Parents and employers do not see diplomas as credible, say MPs

  Oct 7 2008:

  £590m plan to introduce diplomas to replace A-levels and GCSEs in England is at risk

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