A lassan harminc éve tartó angol oktatási reformok hangsúlyai 2016 óta a szakképzési és továbbképzési rendszer modernizálására helyeződtek. A tanulmányban az angol kormányok három hullámának (Thatcher kormánya és az „Új Jobboldal”; a Munkáspárt kormányai; Cameron koalíciós kormányai és a mai May-kormány) oktatáspolitikáján keresztül röviden áttekintjük a folyamat legfontosabb intézkedéseit és azok pártpolitikai és oktatáspolitikai vetületét. A koalíciós kormány Michael Gove oktatási miniszter irányításával 2010-től az oktatási követelmények és az ellenőrzés szigorítása mellett döntött, elsősorban a 16–19 éves korosztály képzési helyzetének javítása céljából. Az intézkedéseket intenzív szakmai vita kíséri, melyben finanszírozási és szakmai szempontok egyaránt megfogalmazódnak.
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