Lawrence Barton

News & Opinion

Lawrence is an active contributor to a range of national, regional and specialist media publications and is regularly approached for comment on topics including politics, business, skills and education, and equalities. Here you can find a selection of his recent articles and news coverage.

05 Jun BBC

Thousands gather for Birmingham Pride

Thousands of people have gathered to attend Birmingham Pride.

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20 Jan FEWEEK

Apprenticeship take-ups suffer from pro-university data bias

The Government’s continued failure to deliver on its own apprenticeship take-up target is in part a symptom of its failure to properly inform school leavers of the realities of higher education warns Lawrence Barton.

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22 Jan FE News

£1.2 billion wasted on ‘fake apprenticeships’ - Sector Response to EDSK 'Runaway Training' report

Apprenticeships in the UK are enjoying a current period of popularity, however, more needs to be done before they are treated like academic qualifications, argues Lawrence Barton in FE News.