Awarding giant Pearson is appealing to keep one-third of its BTEC courses under threat of being axed by the government as part of plans to reform level 3 qualifications.
In May, the Department for Education published a draft list of 38 BTECs that are planned to be culled. These are among 160 level 3 qualifications the DfE is looking to defund from 2024 as they “overlap” with the government’s flagship T Levels.
The deadline for awarding bodies to appeal is today, July 8.
Pearson had the greatest number on the list – 41 – and has confirmed it is appealing the closure of 14.
