The Education and Skills Act makes education or training compulsory until the age of 17 from 2013, and 18 from 2015. Children's Secretary Ed Balls said: "This is one of the biggest changes to education and training in a generation and will benefit millions of young people for years to come." The government also plans to bring in legislation to strengthen its apprenticeships programme, and yesterday signed up Sir Alan Sugar to front an advertising campaign promoting the scheme. Balls said:...