{"id":365257,"date":"2026-07-28T22:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-government-to-bring-technical-training-to-14-year-olds-in-schools\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T22:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:00:05","slug":"uk-government-to-bring-technical-training-to-14-year-olds-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-government-to-bring-technical-training-to-14-year-olds-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"UK government to bring technical training to 14-year-olds in schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/GQDK4zVPlfM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK government to bring technical training to 14-year-olds in schools\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GQDK4zVPlfM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham wants schools in England to offer technical education to children from the age of 14. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>He said the current emphasis on academic subjects at the expense of vocational skills was writing off some pupils and contributing to the record number of young people not in education, employment or training. <\/p>\n<p>The Conservatives say the real issue is a benefits system that means it &quot;pays more to be on welfare than in work&quot;.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; UK government expands technical training<br \/>\n3:42 &#8211; Schools Minister questioned over cost of education reform<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Burnham wants schools in England to offer technical education to children from the age of 14. 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