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Hundreds of leaders make last-ditch plea for BTECs bonfire pause

455 school and college heads sign letter calling for minimum 1 year delay to defunding plans

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
BTECs

BTECs reform pause and review: Everything you need to know

DfE to conclude review of defunding reforms by December, but Labour accused of ‘betrayal’ amid lack of long-term pause

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
BTECs

DfE pauses post-16 qualifications review and BTECs defunding

New education secretary announces 'short pause and review' of previous government's approach

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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BTECs

BTECs: Reforms risk 155k students ‘falling through the gap’

Sharp drop in applied general qualifications and slow growth of T-levels will have 'calamitous impact', report warns

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
BTECs

Missed deadline risks thousands of BTEC results

Scores of schools and colleges missed the July 5 data deadline

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
BTECs

Keep BTECs until T-levels prove their worth, say MPs

Education committee casts doubts on government's bonfire of technical qualifications

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Freddie Whittaker and Jason Noble
Exams

Pearson hires Ofqual’s standards director after BTEC fiasco

Ofqual's director of standards Cath Jadhav will take over as responsible officer for exam board Pearson in July

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Exams

BTECs cull: Ministers accused of reneging on promise

Cross-party group of peers led by Lord Blunkett has vowed to confront Gillian Keegan on the issue

Billy Camden
Billy Camden