Young people

Ministers must heed colleges on their move to defund BTECs

T Levels are a rigorous alternative but will not fill the gap left by scrapping BTECs’ tested route from...

JL Dutaut
Sam Parrett
Young people

T Level students were ‘let down’ last year – but lessons have been learnt

NCFE boss talks health and science T Level problems and efforts to ensure they don't happen again

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education, Young people

Adult T Level pilot flounders as most colleges fail to recruit a learner

Freedom of Information request reveals just 14 learners against a target 150 have signed up to date

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

Providers shelve courses as students shun T Levels

Research also warns transition programme will not provide a flow of learners

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Young people

DfE announces new £12m T Level employer placement fund

Fresh fund aims to encourage employers to take on T Level placements despite huge underspend in previous scheme

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

Level 3 reform: Keegan is about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Ending any consensus between politicians on level 3 reform could damage not just student choice, but also politicians' reputations,...

Shane Chowen
Tom Bewick
Skills reform, Young people

Ministers accused of level 3 backtrack

More than half of reformed AGQs will be scrapped by government edict, new analysis reveals

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

Further changes planned for health and science T Level after IfATE probe

Institute says science content was too high in the health pathway while highlighting inconsistencies in occupational specialisms

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships, Young people

Halfon orders universities to publish T Levels admissions statements

The skills minister wants more transparency from universities on accepting T Levels as valid entry qualifications

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen