“Many” students have dropped out of T-levels after being “misled” onto the flagship qualifications, while experienced teachers struggle to teach the “complex” courses, a damning Ofsted review has found.
Employers are also being left “disappointed” and “poorly-informed” about the content and structure of the mandatory 315-hour industry placements for T-levels, as the inspectorate warned some placements were “not appropriate” for the subjects students are studying.
Students and teachers have also reported feeling “let down” by the early rollout and fear the brand is already damaged, as universities refuse to accept the qualifications for entry.
Ofsted laid bare the “range of shortcomings” in a government-commissioned review of T-levels, which are meant to be a technical equivalent to A-levels.
