This work discusses and analyzes New Labour's emerging policies in the area of 14+ education and training. The authors present an account of developments in the area of post-compulsory education and training in the workplace and outline the challenges to be faced in the next decade.

Ann Hodgson, Ken Spours

New Labour and the third way - an agenda for post-compulsory education and training; lifelong learning and the learning age; New Deal and new Labour's approach to the lost generation; reforming further and higher education; reforming training and the work-based route; curriculum and qualifications reform 14-19 - New Flabour's appraoch to disaffection, participation and achievement; challenges and agenda for further reform.