Britain's PM Blair and Education Secretary Kelly talk to students whilst on a visit to Lambeth College...
Britain's PM Blair and Education Secretary Kelly talk to students whilst on a visit to Lambeth College in south London. Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) and Education Secretary Ruth Kelly talk to students whilst on a visit to Lambeth College in south London February 23, 2005. The school leaving age will be effectively increased from 16 to 18 under a package of reforms to be unveiled on Wednesday, Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has revealed. The overhaul of secondary education will include reforms designed to enable more state school pupils to get into Oxford and Cambridge. REUTERS/David Bebber-The Times/Pool