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Action is needed to ensure the government’s policies succeed in supporting young people to gain the skills they need and help the UK ‘level-up’, says learning company Pearson.

Pearson is partnering with the specialist educational charity, Parallel Histories, to introduce a new way for young people to learn about Middle East history at GCSE level.

Inaugural UK award ceremony sees University of Aberdeen, University of East London, University of Manchester, Queen Mary University of London and Queens University, Belfast all win

Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, in collaboration with UCL Institute of Education (IOE), today announced it has been awarded the Trends in International Maths and Science (TIMSS) 2023 contract by the Department for Education to operate as the National Centre for England.

Today (12 August 2021), more than 230,000 students receive results for their Level 2 BTEC qualifications, moving on to the next step in their education or career path.  More than 6 million people have completed a BTEC in the last ten years alone, and BTEC alumni have gone on to form a vital part of the UK and global workforce.   

Dear Colleague 

I’d like to give a heartfelt thank you to every teacher, tutor, lecturer, school and college leader for the incredible work you’ve done to support students achieving the grades they have worked so hard for this year.  Despite the unprecedented circumstances of the last eighteen months, you’ve brought subjects to life in learners' homes and during this time, you have adapted, reskilled, upskilled, supported, and gone above and beyond. 

Today (10 August 2021), more than 230,000 students receive results for their Level 3 BTEC qualifications, moving on to the next step in their education or career path.  More than 6 million BTEC qualifications have been awarded in the last ten years alone, and BTEC alumni have gone on to form a vital part of the UK and global workforce.

Dear Learner 

Huge congratulations to all of you who will be receiving your results this week. Over the last eighteen months you will have heard the word ‘unprecedented’ repeated regularly and, through these extraordinary times, I have been in awe of the resilience, fortitude, agility and determination of you all as you’ve faced the challenges and new landscape of learning head on. 

Today, twelve organisations that represent and support staff and students in schools, colleges and universities have written to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson urging him to reconsider restricting students’ choice of qualifications at the age of 16.