Johnston, Lyn and Johnston, Alan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4796-466X (2024) Reforming Vocational Education in the UK: The role of Vocational Education. Forum for Education Studies, 2 (3:1488).

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Abstract

Education is considered a tool for addressing issues in society. This paper identifies the role of education and how it fits with social theory. Through focusing on vocational education this article considers issues to address challenges within UK productivity, focusing on post-compulsory 16–19 years old education. The article finds that there is a limited appreciation of vocational education by society and that there have been numerous attempts to achieve parity with A levels, which has never been achieved. The article ends by providing a reflection on whether it is too early to tell and sets the challenge that while it is important to see if T levels, which were introduced in September 2020, do improve productivity and economic prosperity, it is more important to research whether they actually create parity within the qualification structure.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
DOI:	10.59400/fes.v2i3.1488
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
School/Department:	York Business School
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/10537

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