FEA
Ministers announce qualifications that will no longer be defunded next year
Parliament's education select committee has stepped in days before level 3 review is expected to be published
The review must take students’ needs as its starting point to decide on the right mix of qualifications
Defunding these qualifications is ill-informed and the risk is too high for learners, colleges and universities
BTECS are an essential part of skills training for the digital sector, for which no replacement yet exists
Courses that 'overlap' with T Levels faced the cut under plans inherited from the Conservatives
Publishing the terms of its review could have a 'corrosive' effect on good government, the DfE argues
Principals and heads 'disrespected' as ministers fail to address concerns set out by 455 leaders
Pausing 2025 and 2026 defunding plans could prejudice DfE review, education secretary says
