State schools must drop ‘outdated snobbery’ against apprenticeships, says Nicky Morgan

A new law ensuring that state schools promote apprenticeships as much as university education will be introduced this year in a bid to end the “outdated snobbery” against technical education.

Nicky Morgan, the Secretary of State for Education will legislate to ensure that technical colleges and companies providing apprenticeships get into schools to give careers advice to pupils.

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A recent study by the Sutton Trust, an education think-tank, found that 65 per cent of teachers would not advise a pupil with the predicted grades for university to pursue an apprenticeship. But Ms Morgan said this reflected an “outdated snobbery” against apprenticeships which should be tackled.

She said: “As part of our commitment to extend opportunity to all young people, we want to level the playing field – making sure they are aware of all the options open to them and are able to make the right choice for them.

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