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17 June 2026

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Shane Chowen

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Helen Hayes elected education committee chair

SEND reform, child poverty and the school curriculum are on Hayes's agenda

Shane Chowen

11 Sep 2024 | Politics
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Phillipson defends ‘risible’ partial level 3 defunding pause

Pausing 2025 and 2026 defunding plans could prejudice DfE review, education secretary says

Shane Chowen

2 Aug 2024 | Assessment
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T-level drop-outs switch to courses due for axe

90% of T-level drop-outs who switched to other technical courses went on to qualifications due to be defunded

Shane Chowen

28 Jun 2024 | Assessment
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T-level content review launched amid ‘worrying’ drop-out rate

Government said both the ‘breadth of content’ and ‘burden of assessment’ could be changed

Shane Chowen

26 Apr 2024 | Assessment
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Schools ‘in limbo’ as ministers scrap hairdressing and barbering T-levels

Leaders' union warns of 'considerable disruption' as plans ditched after years of development

Shane Chowen

30 Jan 2024 | Assessment
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T-levels: Schools could be charged more for low pupil numbers

New 'adaptive pricing model' will allow exam boards to charge higher fees if projected student numbers fall

Shane Chowen

23 Jan 2024 | Assessment
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Ofqual reveals new interim chair

Former teacher and college principal Frances Wadsworth will step up when Sir Ian Bauckham takes up chief ...

Shane Chowen

19 Dec 2023 | Movers and Shakers
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T-level results 2023: 1 in 3 students dropped out

Nearly a quarter of students scored top grades this year, with an overall pass rate of 90.5%

Shane Chowen

17 Aug 2023 | Assessment
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Missed deadline risks thousands of BTEC results

Scores of schools and colleges missed the July 5 data deadline

Shane Chowen

13 Jul 2023 | Assessment
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T-levels: Government ‘not walking the walk’

The majority of government departments have not offered a single placement since the launch

Shane Chowen

7 Jul 2023 | Assessment