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ESFA misses own deadline to update providers on T-levels

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has missed its own deadline to let providers know if they will be...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
Opinion

What are the biggest problems with T-levels?

With the 2020 start date for the first T-levels fast approaching, Ewart Keep lays out just a few of...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Lessons from the T-levels work experience pilot

The 45-day placement requirement in the new T-levels is a laudable goal, but colleges need differentiated support, writes Andy...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Tips for colleges to work with small businesses

Employer buy-in is only going to get more important as T-levels arrive, and Mike Cherry has some advice for...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Only Ofqual should be allowed to regulate apprenticeship standards

Trailblazers can choose the body that regulates their apprenticeship standard. Only one of these is actually qualified to do...

Rob May
Rob May
Opinion

Why is there no T-Level pathway for sport?

Elite sports is one of the hardest industries to break into, yet there are no plans for any technical...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

What the government needs to do to promote T-levels

All the polling suggests that not enough people know about the new T-levels, and those who do value them...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

T-level occupational maps must be flexible

Unless there’s the space for young people to transfer the skills they learn onto another route, we risk locking...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Could Hinds’ experience make T-levels work?

Damian Hinds has been appointed as the new education secretary and, with a background including responsibility for youth employment...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross