In proposals announced tonight, the Tory leadership candidate pledged to set up a cluster of Russell technical colleges. The changes will mark “an important step towards equality of esteem between vocational and academic education”, his campaign said. If he beats Liz Truss in the leadership contest, Mr Sunak has pledged to strengthen technical institutes’ networks and links with industry, as well as give them degree-awarding powers. “A good education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet when it comes to making people’s lives better,” the former chancellor said. He promised his reforms would “take a tougher approach to university degrees that burden students with debt without improving their earning potential”. Mr Sunak attended private fee-paying school at Winchester College, before studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Oxford University. Read more: The Battle for Number 10: A test of the breadth, depth and agility of the country’s next PM Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 4:34 Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are asked about the economy, their records, their past views and their trust in politics. The former chancellor promised to assess university degrees through dropout rates, numbers on postgraduate places and salary thresholds – making exceptions for nursing and other courses with high social value. In an apparent bid to appeal to the right, Mr Sunak’s campaign said it would also fast-track the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, which the government says is necessary to tackle growing intolerance at universities. Opponents suggest it aims to address a problem that doesn’t exist and could protect hate speech. Mr Sunak also pledged to improve professional development for teachers, progressing plans the government announced in June to open 75 new free schools and give school trusts an “accountability holiday” for two years after taking over low-performing schools. As part of her plans for education, rival Liz Truss pledged to replace failing academies with new free schools and promised that students with top A-level grades would receive automatic invitations to apply to Oxbridge and other prestigious universities .
title: “Sunak Vows To Fight University Degrees That Don T Improve Earning Potential Political News " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-06” author: “Amanda Garrett”
In proposals announced tonight, the Tory leadership candidate pledged to set up a cluster of Russell technical colleges. The changes will mark “an important step towards equality of esteem between vocational and academic education”, his campaign said. If he beats Liz Truss in the leadership contest, Mr Sunak has pledged to strengthen technical institutes’ networks and links with industry, as well as give them degree-awarding powers. “A good education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet when it comes to making people’s lives better,” the former chancellor said. He promised his reforms would “take a tougher approach to university degrees that burden students with debt without improving their earning potential”. Mr Sunak attended private fee-paying school at Winchester College, before studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Oxford University. Read more: The Battle for Number 10: A test of the breadth, depth and agility of the country’s next PM Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 4:34 Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are asked about the economy, their records, their past views and their trust in politics. The former chancellor promised to assess university degrees through dropout rates, numbers on postgraduate places and salary thresholds – making exceptions for nursing and other courses with high social value. In an apparent bid to appeal to the right, Mr Sunak’s campaign said it would also fast-track the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, which the government says is necessary to tackle growing intolerance at universities. Opponents suggest it aims to address a problem that doesn’t exist and could protect hate speech. Mr Sunak also pledged to improve professional development for teachers, progressing plans the government announced in June to open 75 new free schools and give school trusts an “accountability holiday” for two years after taking over low-performing schools. As part of her plans for education, rival Liz Truss pledged to replace failing academies with new free schools and promised that students with top A-level grades would receive automatic invitations to apply to Oxbridge and other prestigious universities .