GCSEs

With young people receiving their GCSE results this week, TradesTalk – the weekly social media chat for tradespeople – asked its community what they would say to any of them considering learning a trade as their next step, and the responses were enlightening. Choosing a trade as a career is being discussed more than ever, […]

New research from Trade Direct Insurance has revealed that more than half (55%) of UK young people aged 14-18 have considered a career in construction or the trades. But relatively few are taking the next step. When asked what path they’re planning to take after their current studies, only 4% named technical education, such as […]

Funding to create tens of thousands of placements on building sites has been announced. The government has published a plan to support schools and colleges to transition from legacy qualifications at the same level, including BTECs, to a  clearer  system of V Levels, T Levels and A Levels from 2027 as options after GCSEs, along with two new qualifications for lower attaining students to support them to progress beyond GCSEs. New subjects have been announced for the second year of […]