Rishi Sunak has pledged to replace A-levels and T Levels with a new single “advanced British standard” qualification.
The prime minister announced during his Conservative Party conference speech that he would create a “new single qualification for our school leavers”.
A-levels and T Levels will be merged into the new qualification, which would see 16 to 19-year-olds “typically” study five subjects including “some form” of English and maths.
More teachers will be needed to deliver “at least 195 hours more” teaching for sixth-formers, Sunak acknowledged.
Those who teach “key subjects” in schools and colleges will receive “special bonuses of up to £30,000 tax free over the first five years of their career”.
