T-Levels

GCSE maths and English pass a barrier to T-Level take-up, warn researchers

The requirement for a pass in GCSE English and maths by training providers is holding students back...

Moving ahead

Level 3 Qualifications in Early Years Education and Childcare

The removal of BTEC qualifications will 'massively impact disadvantaged students' Government is warned

Teachers have condemned Government plans to scrap funding for applied general qualifications (AGQs),...

Level 5 early years apprenticeship approved

The Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship has been formally approved for delivery by...

Training Today: Level 3 - Ts and 3s

Early years Level 3 and T-Level training was already in flux. How has Covid affected their delivery,...

Nursery Management: Qualifications Round-Up - Still on course

With the launch of the new T-Level qualification in September and new apprenticeship standards under...

Childcare and Education T level content published

The detail of the education and childcare T-level has now been published.

Coronavirus: training providers facing huge drops in apprentice numbers

Training providers are facing huge drops in apprentice numbers as settings start to close en masse...

Nursery Management: Training - Down to a T

What can we expect from the T-Level, which will be published this spring? Julie Hyde, NCFE and CACHE...

T Levels are the answer to a better trained and more skilled workforce

Dr Joanna Goodman, education consultant, director of Cromwell Consulting Ltd, who helped develop the...

Government launches drive to attract T-Level students

The Government has launched a new advertising campaign, website and action plan on T-Levels, ahead...

Training Today: Apprenticeships and T-Levels roundup - All happening

Since the end of the Level 3 apprenticeship standard impasse, more apprenticeships are in...

T-level funding 'better' than for EYE courses

The Government will spend more than £10,000 on each childcare T- level in a bid to boost the numbers...

CACHE wins bid to develop childcare T-Level

Awarding organisation CACHE will be the sole body to develop and deliver the Education and Childcare...

Training: Exclusive - The end of an era for EYE?

T-levels – the Level 3 programmes of study that will come in from 2020 – look set to replace the...

EXCLUSIVE: Early Years Educator course funding faces axe

Funding for some Early Years Educator courses is set to disappear once T-levels come in, Nursery...

Nursery Management: Training - Down to a T

What is the future of early years work placements under T-Levels? Bill Esmond, associate professor...

Bidding open to deliver education and childcare T-Level

The tender process to develop and deliver the Education and Childcare T-Level has been launched by...

DfE concedes longer T-Level work placement needed

The DfE has acknowledged sector concerns around the short length of T-Level work placements and is...

Guide to: T-levels

Will the new T-levels be a bed of roses or a bumpy road? Hannah Crown gives the lowdown on the new...

T-Level placements ‘too short’

There is growing concern among training providers and awarding bodies about the number of work...

Don’t rush T-Levels

The DfE should prioritise getting T-Levels right rather than rushing them out to meet a tight...

Early years T-Level 'will give licence to practice'

The DfE has confirmed that the early years T-Level will provide students with a licence to practice...

IfA extends early years T-Level consultation again

The deadline for the consultation on the Education and Childcare T-level has been extended again...

Editor’s view - T-Level Best?

Concerns about the set up of the Education and Childcare T-Level need to be ironed out to help...

Education and Childcare T level

Workforce Strategy, Part 7: The Skills Mix - Off the map

The Government’s ‘education and childcare occupational map’ has caused some confusion and...

Second Education and Childcare qualifications panel set up

Childcare representatives including Penny Tassoni have been appointed to a new panel overseeing the...

'Occupational maps': new system of organising childcare qualifications.

The maps show all childcare vocational qualifications organised into an Education and Childcare...

Concerns over 'inaccurate' qualifications consultation

The deadline is looming for the end of two consultations into the Government’s reforms of childcare...

Training Today: Skills Plan - Less is more?

The Skills Plan marks a huge reform of vocational education. What is it, and why does it matter for...