What does Andy Burnham’s new education plan mean for food & drink?

Bakkavor food manufacturing apprentice

Source: Bakkavor

The food industry has welcomed the expansion of Burnham’s plan, based on a policy deployed in Manchester where schools tailor their curriculum to meet the needs of local employers

Andy Burnham is not the first prime minister to serenade young people with lines that this country will soon “value the hard hat every bit as much as the graduation cap”.

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