left hand and right hand?

Lots today on the news and in the guardian about diplomas.
The chief of edexcel has waded in and depending on who's reported it "Diplomas in trouble" or "Nearly there" could be the headline.
Polly Curtis of the Guardian in her long report says that schools, exam boards teachers are broadly supportive of diplomas and recognise it's the only game in town but that more needs to be done on

Understanding the structure and working of consoriutm
Getting resources in place to support the diplomas
Making sure teachers understand the new structures of teaching - especially that of functional skills.

She says that Mr Jarvis of Edexcel is similarly supportive and flagging issues now, he means to move things forward not stop things from happening. The government remains hugely supportive of course, and sometimes it looks just a bit too supportive and perhpas should recognise that problems do exist but there is a will to put them right.

Jonathan