16-19, Qualifications

Revealed: 74 qualifications survive 2025 level 3 course cull

Approved 'alternative' qualifications can be funded alongside A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
16-19, Politics

We need more than ‘pause and review’ from Labour – and we need it now

Our campaign has all but secured a post-election pause and review of level 3 qualification defunding. Now the opposition...

JL Dutaut
James Kewin
16-19

Our adaptive curriculum is a model for upskilling and reskilling the UK

The north east’s innovative initiative for retrofitting marks a significant shift in curriculum development to meet local and national...

JL Dutaut
Darush Dodds and Sharon Grant
16-19, Politics

‘Clunky’ Advanced British Standard risks ‘blunt choice’ for students, leaders warn

Ministers accused of 'putting the cart before the horse' with 16-19 reform plans

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
16-19

Enabling colleges to deliver the Advanced British Standard

The current proposals are ambitious but largely unachievable within current conditions

JL Dutaut
Gemma Simmons-Blench
16-19, Adult education, Apprenticeships

‘Politically driven’ post-16 policy churn has damaged stability, think tank warns

Leaders urged to address ‘short attention spans’ to create more stable political consensus and improve post-16 inequalities and data...

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
16-19, English and maths

Sustaining Support for 16-19 Tuition Funding

As the chancellor prepares his spring budget, Cheri Ashby argues for keeping what is a vital funding stream for...

JL Dutaut
Cheri Ashby
16-19

16-19 funding to rise by 1.9% from August 2024

Uplifts won't help teacher recruitment and retention crisis, AoC said

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
16-19

Seventy-five years on, human rights education matters more than ever

Our new survey aims to capture human rights education’s place in FE and how we can support more colleges...

JL Dutaut
Dan Shercliff