Social mobility is always in the end about employment, not education. We have talked ourselves into believing that entry points are eternally fixed and the system is neutral, but this is just not true and every aspect of its design was both willed and intentional.

The reasons for that is more than there is space for here - don't get me started on the megathreads again - but suffice to say it simply doesn't have to be this way, we are not dealing with an imperosnal law of nature here, and we don't have to accept the current terms on offer

@michael_merrick Are you applying for the post?

@sezl Don't be daft

@michael_merrick Wouldn’t that lead to downward mobility of middle class teachers? Surely this would drive down the salaries of teachers?

@michael_merrick Agree with the sentiment. As a matter of principle most jobs should have an apprentice pathway. Graduate-only is by definition exclusionary.

@michael_merrick I'm sure I've seen your upset on here at the local uni to you losing ITT status. Surely this comment backs that decision that a Uni shouldn't be connected to ITT?

@michael_merrick @anitakntweets I also think we need to do more as a society to venerate skilled tradespeople. Absolute backbone of any nation.