Young people

Keep BTECs until T Levels have stood the test of time, MPs demand

Education committee says current withdrawal of applied generals will constrict student choice

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

ESFA ups childcare cash for young parents as demand falls

Care to Learn allocations rise by £20 per week but data indicates falling demand for subsidies

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

‘Groundbreaking’ progress for GCSE maths resit students in pilot, researchers claim

Study says students make one month of additional progress on intervention programme

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Skills reform, Young people

Experts and minister hail ‘flying start’ as recruitment stats for IoTs revealed

‘This could prove very attractive in many localities’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, Awarding, Young people

Approval process for future level 2 qualifications unveiled

The government's new "employer-led" approval process for level 2 qualifications to be taught from 2025 has been published

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Young people

One-year cash settlement for advanced maths premium amid policy changes

ESFA confirms extra funding for providers losing £20,000 or more in premium funding for one year only

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

Maths to 18: A policy in search of a strategy  

Sixth form colleges stand ready to deliver the prime minister’s ‘maths for all’ ambition, says Bill Watkin, but there’s...

JL Dutaut
Bill Watkin
Young people

DfE seeks another contractor to help boost T Level employer placements

Two-year contract will see organisation engage with private and public sector employers to host T Level placements

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

College student suicide risk on the rise, ‘stark’ report reveals

AoC mental health survey finds 95 per cent of colleges reporting increase in mental health disclosures

Jason Noble
Jason Noble