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The Department for Education (DfE) has announced a new V-Level qualification, set to overhaul the education system for 16- to 19-year-olds.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said that vocational education has been “an afterthought for too long”.
This new qualification will form a third route alongside A-levels and T-levels, with full plans detailed in a white paper on post-16 education and skills, due Monday.
The DfE confirmed that V-Levels will replace 900 existing vocational qualifications for this age group, aiming to streamline the "confusing
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