英国新任教育大臣Lucy Powell近日表示，政府正推进职业教育改革，但这一举措并非降低教育标准，而是为所有学生创造学术卓越与高质量职业培训相结合的成才路径。[1]Powell自称是"所有孩子的虎妈"，要求"每一个孩子都实现卓越"。[1]她指出，前任政府的教育方案存在重大缺陷，遗漏了超过100万未就学或就业的年轻人。[1]
为推动这一改革，政府计划招聘6500名教师，但该目标已被下调。[1]Powell承诺任何新提议都将获得充分资金支持。[1]英国教育部第三大办公室设在曼彻斯特，拥有1100名公务员。[1]
Britain's newly appointed Education Secretary Lucy Powell has defended the government's plans to reform vocational training, insisting that improving skills pathways does not mean lowering educational standards.[1] Powell described herself as a "tiger mum for all children," emphasizing her commitment to ensuring that "every single child achieves excellence."[1] She stressed the importance of providing all students with dual pathways to both academic achievement and high-quality vocational training.[1]
Powell criticized the previous government's approach, pointing out that over one million young people currently fall outside education, employment, or training.[1] The new administration has committed to fully funding any proposals it puts forward and is planning to recruit 6,500 teachers, though this target has been reduced from earlier ambitions.[1] The Department for Education's third-largest office is based in Manchester, where approximately 1,100 civil servants work.[1]