Young people

Alumni agree: Losing BTECs will exclude many from success

New life histories research adds the voices of alumni to the chorus of concerns about the scrapping of BTEC,...

JL Dutaut
Susan McGrath and Maia Madhvani
Young people

Ministers must heed colleges on their move to defund BTECs

T Levels are a rigorous alternative but will not fill the gap left by scrapping BTECs’ tested route from...

JL Dutaut
Sam Parrett
Young people

T Level students were ‘let down’ last year – but lessons have been learnt

NCFE boss talks health and science T Level problems and efforts to ensure they don't happen again

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education, Young people

Adult T Level pilot flounders as most colleges fail to recruit a learner

Freedom of Information request reveals just 14 learners against a target 150 have signed up to date

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

Providers shelve courses as students shun T Levels

Research also warns transition programme will not provide a flow of learners

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Young people

College provision for 14-16 can no longer be overlooked

More must be done to support direct-entry learners in further education settings as the provision offers a critical lifeline...

JL Dutaut
Alan McKenna
Young people

Vulnerable adolescents deserve better than a maze of bureaucracy

A new public accounts committee report outlines a costly and decades-long failure to bring services together to support vulnerable...

JL Dutaut
Dame Meg Hillier, MP
Young people

DfE announces new £12m T Level employer placement fund

Fresh fund aims to encourage employers to take on T Level placements despite huge underspend in previous scheme

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Politics, Young people

Former education ministers slam DfE’s level 3 qualifications cull

Lords fear reforms will have a 'disastrous' impact on social mobility, economic growth and public services

Billy Camden
Billy Camden