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The Guardian view on post-16 qualifications: the case for V-levels replacing BTecs is unproven

Editorial: Pausing the scrapping of existing qualifications was the right decision. But the wider battle over further education continues

The Guardian - UK

T-level qualifications still less popular and more expensive than BTecs, watchdog finds

The NAO has suggested that more popular vocational qualifications should be retained until T-levels can be fully evaluated

The Guardian - UK

The threat to BTec courses in England is the educational scandal no one’s talking about

Snobbery and a lack of transparency around Labour’s review may be why there isn’t more outrage, says Guardian journalist Susanna Rustin

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‘Unbelievably proud’: Luton pupils celebrate A-level and BTec results

Nerves, elation and some disappointment for teenagers on Thursday, as college principal says BTecs should continue

The Guardian - UK

Vast majority of A-level students secure first choice university places – as it happened

Over three-quarters of English applicants gain enough points for their favoured course

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brown calls on ministers not to scrap T-level qualification

Conservatives had announced end of vocational qualification introduced in 2020, while Labour plans to review it

The Guardian - UK

Let’s end the annual torture of GCSE resits – and give students qualifications they’ll actually use

Compulsory maths and English retakes speak of a system that ignores pupils’ real talents. But hope is on the horizon, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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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.

The Independent UK

Former education ministers attack plan to reduce vocational qualifications

Coalition fears DfE may break pledges that only small percentage of qualifications will be replaced by T-levels

The Guardian - UK

The battle for BTECs

Evening Standard

Tories accused of failing BTEC students as dozens still waiting for results

Shadow Education Minister Toby Perkins said Tories are providing a 'second class service' for students getting vocational qualifications as they are not delivering for Britain

Daily Mirror

When is BTEC Results Day 2022? Date, time and what to expect

Students across the country will be waiting in anticipation for results on exams and grades that could determine their future. But when is BTEC Results Day 2022?

Daily Mirror

End of BTECs could increase NHS vacancies, healthcare leaders warn

The NHS Confederation has written to Education Secretary James Cleverly with concerns over the ‘short-sighted’ decision.

The Independent UK

NHS to miss out on recruiting thousands of nurses if BTecs are scrapped

Hospital bosses issue warning as government moves to end technical qualifications for healthcare students

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