The British government will introduce a single ‘Advanced British Standard’ qualification combining A and T levels, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said, reports RTE.
T-Levels are two-year courses that focus on practical, knowledge-based learning that students can continue after GCSE.
In a speech at the Conservative Party conference, Sunak said that under planned changes to the education system, students would study five subjects after the age of 16, instead of three.
The reforms envisage that all students will study English and Mathematics until the age of 18.
Mr Sunak told the conference: “We will introduce the new rigorous, knowledge-rich Advanced British Standard, which will bring together A-levels and T-levels into a new single qualification for our school leavers. First, this will finally deliver on the promise of parity of esteem between academic and technical education. Because all students will sit the Advanced British Standard,” reports RTE.
“Second, we will raise the floor ensuring that our children leave school literate and numerate because with the Advanced British Standard, all students will study some form of maths and English to 18 with extra help for those who struggle most. In our country, no child should be left behind,” he added, reports RTE.
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