Mayor Andy Burnham reveals how the new Manchester Baccalaureate will work
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has described how changes to the way technical education works in the region are "the single biggest thing I could do to change life chances" for local young people.
At an event tomorrow (May 17th) he will unveil plans for a Manchester Baccalaureate, an alternative to the existing national English Baccalaureate (EBacc) system and something he says will focus on subjects which maximise young people’s chance of getting a good job in the Greater Manchester economy. Read more: Plans to abolish leasehold system reportedly dropped by government ahead of general election The unveiling of the so-called MBacc comes after Greater Manchester became one of two regions outside London to sign a 'trailblazer' devolution deal with government handing over a host of new powers.
And speaking at an event yesterday at Manchester's People's History Museum, Mr Burnham said it would aim to create a clear path from education to good careers for young people pursuing technical education, equal to those on the university route. For the latest politics news and analysis from Greater Manchester and the North sign up to The Northern Agenda newsletter at www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk He said: "Fixing technical education seems to me to be the single biggest thing that this country needs to do if it's to have a positive growth story in the coming decades. "You speak to any potential investor they will always talk about the need for talent, recruiting young people in the modern economy.
At the moment in my view the education system is not pointing towards the modern economy at all, it's geared towards the university route. "That's what the English Baccalaureate does, it actually says that on the website, the
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