Labour sparks ‘dumbing down’ row as Tories blast plans to make schools less academic

LABOUR wants to dumb down classrooms while refusing to take the blame for the youth jobless crisis, Tories say. Education Secretary Lucy Powell was criticised for saying the “one-size-fits-all” approach to learning has led to a million UK youngsters not being in training or in work. She was attacked for taking a “fresh look” at...