Young people

Top civil servant offers reassurance to T Level students unable to find placements

The DfE has insisted all T Level students will complete the majority of their placement

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Young people

NHS called on to aid T Level placements crisis

Colleges running digital T Levels are facing challenges in finding placements with employers

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Young people

Zahawi claims to have evidence there will be enough employers for T Level placements

But colleges delivering the first T Levels warn they can’t even find enough placements now for their small number...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Training Providers, Young people

Traineeships flop: less than half 16-18 expansion cash allocated

Less than half of the £30 million earmarked for the government’s 16-to-18 traineeships market entry exercise is set to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

‘Wrong message’: leaders criticise ending of T Level maths and English requirement

Axing the requirement for T Level students to achieve GCSE-level English and maths by the end of their course...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

Labour: BTECs defunding delay ‘doesn’t go far enough’

Kate Green has called for a four-year moratorium on scrapping any applied general qualifications

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

Zahawi announces slowing down of BTECs cull

The exit requirements for English and maths in T Levels will also be relaxed

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Apprenticeships, Young people

Labour shortages: logistics, retail and construction on what needs to happen next

Sector bodies want greater flexibility in the apprenticeship levy as well as more level 2 provision

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Young people

Labour warns BTECs cull could hit healthcare and retail hardest

'We want to ensure every young person can gain a level 3 qualification whether through A-levels, T Levels, BTECs...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden