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‘West Bacc’ qualification announced by Labour mayor

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Defunding Access to HE will shut out the students who need it most

1w | Adult education

Colleges can do more to tackle the NEET challenge – if we let them

1w | Young people

Young people are ready for work. The system isn’t

1w | Young people

Pay colleges for ‘outcomes not headcounts’, Milburn suggests

1w | Young people

Youth NEET rate tips one million
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NEET numbers could hit 1.25m within five years, Milburn warns
1w | Young people

T Levels go fully remote as ministers scrap work placement limits
2w | Skills reform

Milburn quizzed by MPs on NEETs
2w | Young people

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We can’t tackle NEET numbers without fixing 16-19 funding

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V Levels won’t fix vocational education – T Levels didn’t

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Cheating now worst in functional skills exams

7 May 2026 | Assessment
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Creativity and collaboration helped us secure local T Level industry placements

30 Apr 2026 | Young people
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Investigation

Seeking more than a sticking plaster for hospitalised teens

30 Apr 2026 | Young people

DfE gets softer on English and maths resit entries but tougher on results

28 Apr 2026 | Colleges

16-19 performance measure shake up: What you need to know
28 Apr 2026 | Young people

DWP names first jobs guarantee delivery partners
28 Apr 2026 | Young people

Benefit losses force teens to ditch apprenticeships
23 Apr 2026 | Apprenticeships

Sponsored academy students make ‘less ambitious’ post-16 choices
23 Apr 2026 | Colleges

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Teaching hours cut ‘not enough to revive T Levels’

13 Mar 2026 | Young people

‘Small’ pool of awarding bodies eligible for first V Levels – Ofqual

12 Mar 2026 | Young people

Functional skills to remain as DfE unveils ‘stepping-stone’ GCSE resit courses

10 Mar 2026 | Assessment

Ministers shrink T Levels to boost take-up and manageability

10 Mar 2026 | Young people

DfE misses 2025-26 T Level starts target by nearly a fifth

10 Mar 2026 | Young people
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