Long read, Young people

Focus feature: T Levels two years on

Teething problems and tweaks notwithstanding, FE providers are unexpectedly positive about the biggest new technical and vocational qualifications in...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Young people

Minister claims 90% of first-wave T Level students secured work placements

Unpublished internal data at the Department for Education was referenced at education questions.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

DfE unveils plans for a new T Level in marketing

Officials want the qualification up and running from 2025

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Young people

Donelan hints at more employer incentives for T Level placements

The further and higher education minister, Michelle Donelan, was quizzed by MPs on the House of Commons education committee...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

No T Level achievement rates until wave 3 students complete

But national-level results for T Levels will be published from the get-go, with the first set of outcomes set...

Will Nott
Will Nott
Young people

Pre-T Level course flops in first year

Just 1 in 7 students on the first transition programme progressed on to a full T Level

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform, Young people

T Levels will make the qualifications system less confusing

But other qualifications, including BTECs, will continue to play an important role alongside T Levels and A levels, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Alex Burghart
Skills reform, Young people

Revealed: 38 BTECs facing the chop to clear way for first T Levels

They're among 160 level 3 quals set to be defunded from 2024

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

Employers losing interesting in T Levels, survey reveals

5,000 employers were quizzed about their interest in offering T Level placements, apprenticeships and traineeships.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen