T-levels
Government needs to act urgently to address ‘disappointing’ T-level uptake
The Prime Minister announced plans in October to introduce the Advanced British Standard (ABS) – a new single post-16 qualification.
Post-16 students to study more subjects under ‘Advanced British Standard’ – PM
Rishi Sunak has unveiled major reforms to the post-16 education system in his party conference speech.
Many students will have no suitable course of study under ‘reckless’ BTec plans
Young people will ‘pay the price’ if plans to withdraw funding for a number of applied general qualifications, such as BTecs, go ahead, report warns.
T-levels rollout criticised as ‘just half complete health and science courses’
Shadow skills minister Toby Perkins said the dropout rate was ‘incredibly concerning for the future of the health service’.
Students receive A-level results as ministers aim to return to pre-Covid grading
This cohort could face greater disappointment as their inflated GCSE results could leave them with higher expectations, sector leaders say,
Students taking Government’s flagship T-level courses felt ‘misled’ – Ofsted
The first T-level courses were launched by the Government in September 2020 as technical alternatives to A-levels.