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Education secretary announces review of level 3 qualifications
The UK’s education secretary has announced that plans to defund some Btec qualifications, committed to by the previous government, have been paused pending a review.
Speaking in the House of Commons on 24 July, Bridget Phillipson announced a “short pause and review of post-16 qualification reform at level 3 and below”. She confirmed that the defunding schedule “will be paused”.