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martin allen

@maradicaled

Writer researcher on education, economy and society

 Brighton
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Joined August 2010
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T-levels struggle on education-economy-society.co…
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‘Rip off’ universities and ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees – the latest stage in education’s ‘Great Reversal’? education-economy-society.co…
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Education, qualifications and skills. A critique. education-economy-society.co…
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Skill deficits or labour shortages? education-economy-society.co…

Skill deficits or labour shortages?

As the UKs economic difficulties persist, there’s a continued focus on skill shortages. Most discussions ignore issues of job quality, yet it’s evident that labour supply issues are more visible in…

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Chinese youth: racing after qualifications, or 'lying flat'? education-economy-society.co…
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What did happen to ‘Core Skills’? education-economy-society.co…

What did happen to ‘Core Skills’?

The think tank Demos has launched a major attack on the inadequacies of the current school curriculum and how it is failing many young people seeking employment. Demos reports that transferable ski…

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Still more Master apprentices education-economy-society.co…

Still more Master apprentices

Latest statistical releases this month show total apprenticeship starts in England, from Aug 2022 to Jan 2023 down by 4.1% to 195,600 compared to 203,990 reported for the same period in the previou…

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‘Farewell to the working class’?  Or good-bye to parts of the middle? education-economy-society.co…
‘Farewell to the working class’? Or good-bye to parts of the middle?

‘Farewell to the working class’?  Or good-bye to parts of the middle?

It’s getting on for forty-five years since the publication of Andre Gorz’s Farewell to the Working Class led to controversy – and accusations of heresy, from socialist and labour movement quarters.…

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Sunak’s maths jolly. Does it really add up? education-economy-society.co…

Sunak’s maths jolly. Does it really add up?

Rishi Sunak has announced a review of maths education in England. He’s setting up a group of advisers, including mathematicians and business representatives to examine the “core maths content…

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Book review. A Nation of Shopkeepers. education-economy-society.co…

Book review. A Nation of Shopkeepers.

There’s been an absence of serious books about class for some years. In A Nation of Shopkeepers, The Unstoppable Rise of the Petty Bourgeoisie, Dan Evans draws on academic, political sources and hi…

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Want an apprenticeship? Join the military! education-economy-society.co…

Want an apprenticeship? Join the military!

Apprenticeship data updated yesterday shows starts between August and January down by 4.1% to 195,600 compared to 203,990 reported for the same period in the previous year. Covering a per…

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ChatGPT: the end of the essay? education-economy-society.co…

ChatGPT: the end of the essay?

ChatGPT is becoming one of the most talked about developments in AI and machine learning. Although it is still in its infancy, ask it a question, or give it a prompt on its website and you will get…

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‘Off to work we go’? education-economy-society.co…

‘Off to work we go’?

Jeremy Hunt’s budget is unlikely to get many more people into the labour market. Most of the newspaper headlines have focussed on the child care reforms – particularly providing up to 30 hours for …

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Youth joblessness education-economy-society.co…
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Defending Btec’s : unlikely allies? education-economy-society.co…

Defending Btec’s : unlikely allies?

Former New Labour education minister David Blunkett and Kenneth Baker, architect of the National Curriculum under Thatcher continue to sound alarm bells on the government’s plan to scrap popular vo…

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Teachers back on strike education-economy-society.co…

Teachers back on strike

Thousands of teachers, members of the National Education Union in England and Wales have joined up to half a million other public sector workers taking strike action. (EIS members in Scotland have …

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Qualifications: creating or chasing jobs? education-economy-society.co…
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Books and articles education-economy-society.co…

Books and articles

Use this link to access books, articles and research

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