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Martin Allen Rather Than ‘Two Nation’ Labour, a Good General Education for Everybody Forum Vol 57 No 2015

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Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley ‘The Great Reversal? Education as enforcing social control not promoting social aspiration’ Contribution to BERA Social Justice seminar Education, Youth Poverty and Social Class 22/11/13

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**Martin Allen ‘Raising standards’ or reducing expectations still further? Michael Gove and Examination Reform Forum Vol 55 No 3 2013**

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Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley ‘Too Great Expectations of Education’ Surrey University 25/09/2013

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Patrick Ainley and Martin Allen ‘Hard Times for England in Education’ (http://www.hard-times-magazine.de/future.htm)

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**Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley ‘Education has become like running up a downwards escalator’ (http://www.teachers.org.uk/node/19169)**

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**Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley ‘Young and old both suffer in a changing labour market’ Federation News Vol 12 No 1**

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Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley Contribution to ‘The Riots One Year On, A One Day Conference’ 28/09/11, London South Bank University RUNNING FROM THE RIOTS – UP A DOWN-ESCALATOR IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLASS STRUCTURE GONE PEAR-SHAPED

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**Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley. Why young people can’t get the jobs they want and what can be done about it. Soundings Issue 51 Summer 2012**

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Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley ‘Lost Generation? New strategies for youth and education Warwick Univ 09/02/11 Podcast

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Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley Book chapter for Regeneration (Lawrence & Wishart 2012) ‘Overqualified and underemployed’: young people, education and the economy’

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**Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley ‘Can the Lost Generation find it’s way?’ Book chapter No Country for the Young ( Hatcher and Jones 2011)**

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**Martin Allen Education’s ‘Credibility Crunch’ Forum Vol 52 No 3 2010**

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**Martin Allen Learning For Labour: specialist diplomas and 14-19 education Forum Vol 49 No 3 2007**

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Martin Allen Unpublished PhD Thesis The rise and fall of the GNVQ. A study of the changing relationship between young people and vocational qualifications at the start of the 21st century. (Open University 2004)

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