Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: employment prospects of disabled people rely on a wide range of factors, including transport, social care, education
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: Disabled and neurodivergent people face considerable barriers when transitioning from education and
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: programme: co-commissioned by DWP, DfE and local authorities to address current local and regional vocational
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: Previous ALMPs in the UK have focused on supply-side, employability interventions, such as education
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: Research by the Department for Education in 2013 found that 75% of participants on a supported internship
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: employment is understanding and improving the experiences of disabled young people as they leave education
Correspondence Apr. 26 2024
Committee: Liaison Committee (Lords)Found: them, in autumn 2023 the Government launched a new online platform to help learners search for all vocational
Asked by: Mohammad Yasin (Labour - Bedford)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools and colleges to adapt their curriculum offering following the withdrawal of the WJEC Level 3 qualification in criminology (a) where the qualification was a significant component of vocational education programmes and (b) generally.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
The intentions of the reforms to qualifications at Level 3 and below are to streamline the qualifications landscape, simplify choices for students, and only fund qualifications that are high-quality and lead to good progression outcomes. By ensuring that approved qualifications meet new, more rigorous criteria, young people can be confident that they will be able to progress to university and higher technical education and directly into apprenticeships and skilled employment.
Qualification reform puts A levels and T Levels at the heart of study programmes. Qualifications reforms are being undertaken in cycles.
Criminology qualifications will be considered in cycle 2 of the qualification’s reforms. An announcement, on which qualifications will be approved and which will see funding removed, will be made in 2025 and will be implemented from 1 August 2026. For students interested in the police, prison service, and other uniformed or emergency services, large applied general qualifications in uniformed protective services will remain funded until 2026. After this, qualifications in these subjects will either be approved as small alternative academic qualifications (AAQs), or technical qualifications mapped against relevant Level 3 occupational standards. Criminology is contained in the sector subject area of sociology and social policy. This sector subject area also contains a sociology A level which will serve students wishing to progress to higher education.
Students will have the option to choose A levels or a mixed study programme. A student aspiring to be a police constable for example, could study a small AAQ alongside appropriate A levels such as law, physical education, or sociology. Alternatively, they can study a relevant technical occupational entry qualification, which will be based on the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education approved occupational standards. These have been designed by employers to give the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed for the occupations to which they pertain. Consequently, criminology has not been listed as an area where the department would accept a small AAQ.
Over the last six months the department has invited all providers to attend one of ten in-person events in five cities across England to support them in understanding the details and timeline for reform and to provide information to help planning and designing their curriculum offer. The department has launched a set of web pages that provide colleges with the information they need. These web pages can be found here: https://support.tlevels.gov.uk/hc/en-gb/sections/16829562632850-Qualifications-Review.
The department will continue to support schools and colleges through online information, future guides and events as the dates where the new qualifications landscape is introduced move closer.
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Evaluation of virtual school heads (VSHs)Found: , Employment or Training EHCP Education, Health, and Care Plan EHE Elective Home Education
Written Evidence Apr. 25 2024
Inquiry: Devolution of employment supportFound: Lack of choice in education pre 16 (KS4) and post 16.