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9 April 2026

Tag: T-levels

Here are 3 urgent ways T Levels still need reforming

Everything from too-strict entry requirements to the exams timetable are stopping T Levels from working on the ground, writes Vernon Shaw T Levels need urgent reform if they are to become the option of choice for the majority 16-19-year-olds who want to progress into skilled employment or higher technical education.  At the moment, T Levels […]

Ofqual proposes stricter controls on BTECs that survive qualifications cull

Regulators have unveiled plans for more “rigorous” controls over the BTECs and other post-16 qualifications which survive a planned bonfire of level 3 courses. A 65-page Ofqual consultation published on Thursday details proposals to raise standards, but leaves the sector in limbo as it awaits news of which qualifications face the chop. Courses which overlap […]

Universities are stuck between a rock and a hard place on T Levels

Accepting students with T Levels is more complicated than it looks, writes Nick Hillman There is just one objective of university admissions: getting the best match between applicants and places. Delivering this single goal can be difficult. In pre-pandemic times, the job of university admissions officers was sometimes compared to landing a jumbo jet on […]

T Level mess is not a good look for universities – here’s what they should do

The HE sector needs to engage with the Department for Education and FE providers quickly, writes Mary Curnock Cook New qualifications are always a challenge for university admissions practitioners, and it seems that the higher education sector has still to get its head around T Levels.   T Levels have been designed for a very specific […]