Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer has announced that Labour will scrap the previous target for 50 per cent of pupils to attend university. The new ambition is for two-thirds of young people to either complete a degree or undertake a "gold standard apprenticeship" by the age of 25. Sir Keir stated that the 1999 pledge, made by former prime minister Sir Tony Blair, is no longer "right for our times" and emphasised valuing different educational choices. Labour plans to allocate nearly £800m in additional funding for 16- to 19-year-olds next year, supporting an extra 20,000 students. The move aims to address the number of young people not in employment, education, or training.In fullKeir Starmer scraps Tony Blair’s target for half of pupils to go to universityThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Starmer ditches Blair-era pledge as no longer ‘right for our times’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer has announced that Labour will scrap the previous target for 50 per cent of pupils to attend university. The new ambition is for two-thirds of young people to either complete a degree or undertake a "gold standard apprenticeship" by the age of 25. Sir Keir stated that the 1999 pledge, made by former prime minister Sir Tony Blair, is no longer "right for our times" and emphasised valuing different educational choices. Labour plans to allocate nearly £800m in additional funding for 16- to 19-year-olds next year, supporting an extra 20,000 students. The move aims to address the number of young people not in employment, education, or training.In fullKeir Starmer scraps Tony Blair’s target for half of pupils to go to universityThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
