Andy Burnham’s plans for technical education build on coalition’s UTC roots

Andy Burnham is proposing to place academic and technical education routes on equal footing in England, building on the coalition's earlier technical colleges framework. The plans have drawn cross-party enthusiasm — Kenneth Baker, the 91-year-old former Conservative education secretary, tells the Guardian it's 'a very significant announcement' and says he's working to persuade his party to support it.

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