Education: English Baccalaureate Certificate Debate

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Lord Hill of Oareford

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Education: English Baccalaureate Certificate

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Thursday 24th January 2013

(11 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords—

Lord Hill of Oareford Portrait The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Hill of Oareford)
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I think it is the Conservatives’ turn this time.

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My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that one of the most common complaints from industry has been about the lack of employability of so many school leavers because of their lack of numeracy and literacy? Does he also agree that in the United States a lot of children are taught computer programming, whereas in this country we tend to teach technology as the use of technology, and that programming would be a great advantage?

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