BTECs

Revealed: the BTECs saved from the chop… for now

Ministers announce level 3 qualifications that will no longer be defunded next year

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

MPs plead for BTECs reprieve ahead of crunch review

Parliament's education select committee has stepped in days before level 3 review is expected to be published

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Ofqual demands ‘honesty’ in new rules for exam boards

Proposals include 'principles' that could see sanctions on organisations that undermine public confidence in qualifications

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics

Helen Hayes elected education committee chair

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

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
BTECs

Phillipson defends ‘risible’ partial level 3 defunding pause

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

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Exams

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
Shane Chowen
T-levels

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
Shane Chowen
T-levels

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
Shane Chowen
T-levels

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
Shane Chowen