Young people

Level 3 reform: Keegan is about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Ending any consensus between politicians on level 3 reform could damage not just student choice, but also politicians' reputations,...

Shane Chowen
Tom Bewick
Skills reform, Young people

Ministers accused of level 3 backtrack

More than half of reformed AGQs will be scrapped by government edict, new analysis reveals

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform, Training Providers, Young people

Treasury recoups £230m in unspent traineeships cash in last two years

Just a third of the budget was spent between 2020 and 2022

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships, Training Providers, Young people

Apprenticeship starts fall 6% in first quarter of 2022/23

New data also provides further evidence as to why the government decided to scrap traineeships

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

GCSE re-sits: ‘Wrong’ grades drain students and resources

Ofqual’s own methodology shows the re-sits policy is wrongly affecting enough students to fill a moderately-sized stadium every season,...

JL Dutaut
Dennis Sherwood
The Staffroom - opinion, Young people

How to relieve Reflective Achievement Deficit Syndrome

Maths GCSE re-sit students don't need the subject to be more 'relevant', says Tom Broomhead. They need us to...

JL Dutaut
Tom Broomhead
Young people

Further changes planned for health and science T Level after IfATE probe

Institute says science content was too high in the health pathway while highlighting inconsistencies in occupational specialisms

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Long read, Young people

The pioneering college brave enough to tackle suicide issues head on

Cuts to local youth and mental services means that for many young people, their college is the only place...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Young people

Halfon orders universities to publish T Levels admissions statements

The skills minister wants more transparency from universities on accepting T Levels as valid entry qualifications

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen