I wish you’d said something like: Focusing on academic outcomes has been important for all children and schools have done amazing work . Now we want to broaden the KS4 offer with a wider range of technical programs and quals because many learners will value earlier preparation for vocational progression routes. Don’t immediately link tech quals to those ‘left behind’ - deficit thinking majorly unhelpful. Just feeds the idiotic ‘dumbing down’ brigade. Don’t call it a revolution unless you’re investing in more tech facilities .. otherwise likelihood is we get more schools offering H&SC and L&T because they are classroom based / not engineering or construction. Unless you’re expanding 14-16 places at colleges which will also need funding . Probably it’s a sensible and relatively small shift in KS4 provision.