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Lords Chamber
Higher Education - Thu 07 Mar 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Lord Blunkett (Lab - Life peer) For some, it will be taking a BTEC national diploma or a T-level and moving into work. - Speech Link
2: Lord Patten (Con - Life peer) She told me that, despite getting the grades predicted and a place thereby in that excellent university - Speech Link
3: Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con - Life peer) That is pretty much the number that we predicted in 2013. - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Adult and Further Education - Wed 05 Jul 2023
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Margaret Greenwood (LAB - Wirral West) to retrain to be a teacher. - Speech Link
2: Wendy Morton (CON - Aldridge-Brownhills) When coupled with the predicted oversupply of traditional intermediate or low skills, we can start to - Speech Link
3: Munira Wilson (LDEM - Twickenham) enter university with at least one BTEC, and that 37% of black students enter university with only BTEC - Speech Link
4: Lia Nici (CON - Great Grimsby) often it does—in less than one year can produce a grade C or above, or a grade 4 or 5 and above, as the grades - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Education

Jun. 29 2023

Source Page: Technical education learner survey 2022
Document: Technical education learner survey 2022: research report (PDF)

Found: example by a teacher or careers advisor.

Select Committee
Oxford University, AlphaPlus, Pearson School Qualifications, and Cambridge Assessment

Oral Evidence Mar. 30 2023

Inquiry: Education for 11 to 16 year olds
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee

Found: They lead to examination rather than teacher assessment, for example.

Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Ofqual

Dec. 20 2022

Source Page: The impact of COVID-19 on 2020 to 2021 assessment arrangements
Document: The impact of COVID-19 on 2020 to 2021 assessment arrangements (PDF)

Found: base 2021 grades on teacher judgements.

Select Committee
Edge Foundation, EDSK, IB Schools and Colleges Association (IBSCA), and King Ethelbert School

Oral Evidence Nov. 08 2022

Inquiry: The future of post-16 qualifications
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Education Committee (Department: Department for Education)

Found: For the DP they might do six diplomas; for the IBCP they do one BTEC and at least two diplomas.

Select Committee
2022-10-17 16:00:00+01:00

Oral Evidence Oct. 17 2022

Inquiry: Developing workforce skills for a strong economy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: who would have found it easier to access a particular BTEC.

Select Committee
2022-10-17 16:00:00+01:00

Oral Evidence Oct. 17 2022

Inquiry: Developing workforce skills for a strong economy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: who would have found it easier to access a particular BTEC.

Select Committee
Formal Minutes 2021-22: List of closed petitions

Formal Minutes Sep. 02 2022

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found:  teachers to give 'Access' students predicted  grades https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/567365

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Department for Education

Jun. 30 2022

Source Page: Apply for Department for Education (DfE) personal data
Document: National Pupil Database (NPD) (Excel)

Found: Apply for Department for Education (DfE) personal data