Qualifications

Scrapping AGQs will create a qualification black hole

By banning AGQs, ministers risk pushing thousands of young people out of education and employers into a skills crisis

Jessica Hill
James Kewin
T Levels

Forget the gloom, T Levels are turning a corner

Breaking the 90 per cent pass rate barrier, the falling drop-out rate and some excellent destinations are proving the...

Jessica Hill
Kate Ambrosi
T Levels

PAC: T Levels could remain ‘minority pursuit’ without serious campaign

MPs urges government to detail plan for engagement and alignment with other qualifications

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

£6.3m available for T Level placement incentive fund for employers

DfE confirms funding for health and construction employers, including SMEs

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

We’re haunted by the ghosts of failed curriculum reforms

By entrenching class divides, T levels are becoming the new 11-plus. Becky Francis’ review must challenge Lord Sainsbury’s outdated...

Jessica Hill
Tom Bewick
Ofsted

London mega college bumped up to ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted

‘Diverse’ New City College commended for ‘thriving’ education across seven campuses

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

T Levels for adults ‘under review’ amid ‘very little interest’

Only one college recruited a standalone group of adults

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

Everyone’s T’eed off, so let’s dig in to make T Levels work

It’s gone from bad to worse for T Levels but there's a route to recovery for education’s battered ‘gold...

Jessica Hill
James Scott