Young people

Resits: Colleges can do a lot – but they could do much more with some flexibility

Colleges can’t make the progress we need nationally on resits outcomes without some accommodations in policy

JL Dutaut
Asfa Sohail
Young people

Research shows the resits policy needs a complete rethink

New analysis by the EPI shows the resit policy is helping least the learners who need it most, explains...

JL Dutaut
Robbie Maris
Young people

Employers warned years ago that hairdressing T Levels wouldn’t cut it

Businesses flagged concerns with placements and standards early in the process - but officials overruled

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

71 courses face the axe in favour of wave 4 T Levels

Popular BTECs in media and animal management to be scrapped, DfE announces

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Young people

‘Shock’ as ministers suddenly scrap hairdressing and barbering T Levels

Hair industry employers preferred apprenticeships to the proposed T Level

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Young people

T Level student fee hikes slammed by college leaders

New contracts can adapt entry fees to make sure awarding organisations make a profit

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

T Levels: IfATE set to launch health and science relicensing

Providers could be charged higher fees if student numbers are lower than expected

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

GCSE maths resit pass rate lower than pre-pandemic

But performance in English re-takes continues to rise

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker