What if… we really wanted to overcome the academic-vocational divide?

Why has the differential status of academic and vocational education been so intractable, and is there any real prospect of overcoming it? What if we were really determined to level the playing field - what would it take? It's time to address the latest issues surrounding the stubborn academic-vocational divide. Come along and join us in the debate. Speakers: • Mary Curnock Cook, former Chief Executive of UCAS; chair, Kensington and Chelsea College. • Tony Little, Chief Academic Officer at Global Education Management Systems (GEMS) and former Head Master of Eton. • Sir Michael Wilshaw, former Chief Inspector of Schools In England and Head of Ofsted • Alison Fuller, Professor of Vocational Education and Work and Pro-Director for Research and Development at the UCL Institute of Education (IOE) • Chair: Professor Becky Francis, Director of the IOE #IOEDebates