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'Shocking' North-South education divide revealed as teens in three Greater Manchester areas left with NO A-Level options
10.04.2022 - 15:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It's the time of year when teenagers across Greater Manchester are preparing to take their GCSEs and pondering what comes next in their education. But today The Northern Agenda reveals a 'shocking' North-South divide over where young people can enhance their life chances by taking A-Levels.
Analysis of Government data shows there are eight Parliamentary constituencies in England where there are no schools or sixth form colleges, either independent or state-run, offering A-Levels - including Bolton West, Bury South and Stalybridge and Hyde, Tameside.
Of the eight areas - which also include Barnsley East, Blackpool South, Bolsover, Dudley South and Houghton and Sunderland South - all but two are in the North of England. An MP in one of the affected areas said it was 'unacceptable' to not have a sixth form in her constituency and that it was vital for young people to have 'proper opportunities' locally.
And in Bolton West, one of the areas with no A-Level provision, local Tory MP Chris Green said that having gone to a secondary school with a sixth form: "I am quite surprised by the number of schools without one." He added: "The constituency does have one school, Rivington and Blackrod, that does provide A-Level courses. Whilst physically outside the constituency, it has always counted because the lower school has always been part of the local educational provision."
According to the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) lobbying group, the Greater Manchester borough of Bury has not a single school with a sixth form, though it does have two further education providers offering other post-16 qualifications.
It was in Bury that earlier this year Christian Wakeford, who defected from the Conservatives to Labour, claimed he
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