As some of the first cohort of T-Level students recently started higher education, HEPI Director, Nick Hillman, takes a look at how universities have responded to the new qualification.
Universities are often accused of dragging their feet on T-Levels. One recent headline reads: ‘Confused and frustrated: Most universities reject first cohort of T Level students’. This situation is unfortunate because young people deserve clarity and breadth when it comes to choosing their options.
Yet the tale of how universities have responded to T-Levels is more complicated than the headlines suggest. It is not the case that institutions have refused to play ball. Rather, they have been on the receiving end of shifting policies.
