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
Young people

New T Levels in energy and sustainability on the cards

IfATE confirms it is researching new T Levels and new occupational specialisms in existing T Levels

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Long read

Janet Smith, chief executive and principal of Nottingham College

Janet Smith leads one of the UK’s largest colleges, which after decades of storms is now moving into calmer...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Young people

Approval process for T Level alternatives finally revealed

Alternatives to T Levels will be available, the government insists, but will first need to pass a complex approvals...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen