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What's in a Word?

Unpacking the terminology we use in education policy and research

Dr Andrea Laczik, Edge Foundation

Hardly 'Soft Skills'

Tom Ravenscroft, Skills Builder Partnership

‘Employer-led’: VIPs or B-listers?

Prue Huddleston, University of Warwick

Is there a problem with ‘Vocational’ and ‘Technical’? Coming soon

Ben Blackledge, WorldSkills UK

‘Subjects’ and ‘Disciplines’: what is the difference? Coming soon

Chris Winch, Kings College London

Parity of Esteem Coming soon

Ann-Marie Bathmaker, University of Birmingham

Is there a word or phrase that deserves closer scrutiny? Share your contested terms with us, and we’ll expand our glossary