News

Ofqual will regulate T-levels, boss insists

Ofqual will play a vital role in regulating T-levels, the chief regulator has said. Sally Collier, who was appointed...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

T-levels: DfE won’t consult on 3-month work placements

The education secretary has ruled out T-levels at level two and will not budge on mandatory three-month work placements,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Will T-levels falter through a lack of work placements?

Employers want to make the new T-levels work, but they will need clear, practical support, writes Stephen Evans The...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

T-level work placement travel costs must be covered

The government must cover the additional travel costs of T-level work placements to ensure rural colleges are not at...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

What should the maths component of T-levels look like?

Much expert research and development has already been carried out into maths in technical education – let’s not reinvent...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

What is the action plan for T-Levels?

FE Week’s resident policy expert, Gemma Gathercole, dissects the DfE’s latest document… More than a year after the post-16...

Gemma Gathercole
Gemma Gathercole
News

First T-levels announced by minister

UPDATE, 10am: The T-level action plan has now been published. To read it click here. The first three T-levels...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

T-levels funded work placement plans criticised

New guidance on T-level work placements has been criticised by the Association of Colleges, which fears providers will struggle...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Government funding ‘high level’ T-level training for college staff

The Department for Education is forking out £95,000 to run “high-level message” sessions to train FE staff about T-levels. It...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford