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Lord Baker, who introduced the GCSE in 1986, believes Covid has shown us that the exam has outlived its usefulness

Lord Baker recalls tackling youth employment as a minister – and shares his ideas for action to be taken post-Covid

We should not force all pupils to narrow their career options at 16, writes the former education secretary

Having drawn up a way to revive technical education five years ago, Lord Baker finds the stars are aligning for his career-minded professional learning routes

In the digital age, young people will need a range of technical and life skills as well as academic results – and university technical colleges offer these, writes former education secretary Lord Baker, the driving force behind UTCs

With Brexit looming, we must end the outdated snobbery towards technical education, writes Career Colleges founder Lord Baker of Dorking