New V-level courses to be brought in for students after GCSEs
9 hours ago Share Save Hazel Shearing Education correspondent Share Save
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New vocational courses called V-levels will be rolled out for 16-year-olds under government plans to simplify a "confusing landscape" of qualifications in England. They are set to replace Level 3 BTecs and other post-16 technical qualifications. Ministers also plan to reduce the number of teenagers resitting maths and English GCSEs by introducing an alternative qualification. The Sixth Form Colleges Association warned that V-levels may not fill the gap left by BTecs.
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