Some thoughts on the British government's Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, and how adult learning is perceived within England.

Yesterday, shortly after offering my customary congratulations to everyone receiving their Level 3 qualification results across England, NI and Wales, I got drawn into a Twitter discussion about the efficacy and fairness of exams versus other forms of assessment. It stemmed from these comments by Gary Neville: Professor Rachel Lofthouse QT'd her support for Gary's comments, but had received quite an aggressive reply from one teacher complaining that "Coursework [was] less fa