Invisible Students, Impossible Dreams: Experiencing Vocational Education 14-19

This book explores the aspirations and experiences of the young people who are the real focus of the 14-19 agenda–the “disaffected”, “disengaged” and low-achieving. Perceived not to have succeeded in traditional academic subjects, they move into low-level vocational education programs post-16, often failing to pursue or complete opportunities for progression.Based on original research carried out in two large FE Colleges in England’s Midlands, the book presents rich qualitative data about t...