The conference also featured regional insights on education and skills, along with discussions on fostering global citizenship, curriculumreform, entrepreneurship education and industry needs.
New secondary school curriculum options, including junior apprenticeships for 14 to 16 year-olds, are giving pupils more choice to meet their aspirations, and we will take curriculumreform further.
The report calls the issue both "serious and urgent" and urges the government to use the ongoing curriculumreform to produce an "extended" version for students with the potential to study the subject at A-level.