The end of BTECs?

By 2023-06-15T08:15:00

A three way split in a road. The sign for A-levels to the left has a school warning. The sign for T-levels in the middle warns it is under construction. The sign for BTECs on the right is warning the road is closed.

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Find out how changes to post-16 qualifications could impact your science students

The UK government plans to simplify post-16 education qualifications by focusing on technical T-levels and academic A-levels while reducing funding for qualifications that overlap with T-levels and smaller vocational qualifications. There are concerns that defunding BTECs before establishing T-levels properly could limit student options and that the binary split between technical and academic routes may narrow choices. Also, removing certain qualifications such as forensic science BTECs, could impact the talent pipeline in specific fields. Read this article to find out more about the potential loss of BTECs and how this may change the study landscape for your students.

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