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'not fit for work'. · Sir Stuart Rose

Can’t read, can’t write – not fit for work!

November 24, 2009 John

In the middle of October, Terry Leahy, boss of TESCo, declared standards in education to be ‘woefully low’. Now, as reported in today’s Telegraph, Sir Stuart Rose, the M&S chief, has added his name to the long list of critics of the suitability of the system to provide business with workers who have the right… Continue reading Can’t read, can’t write – not fit for work!

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