Choosing Vocational Courses: Why twelve British Pakistani males selected vocational courses at the age of 16

MB Nazir - Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The higher participation of England's ethnic minority students on vocational courses at the
age of 16 initiates them onto the 'lower tier'pathway in tertiary education. Lower tier implies …

Are Students Who Take the Extended Project Qualification Better Prepared for Higher Education? Research Report.

T Gill - Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2022 - ERIC
The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is available for students in Key Stage 5 (KS5), to
be taken alongside other qualifications, such as A levels. It differs from most other academic …

The extended project qualification in England: does it provide good preparation for higher education?

T Gill - Oxford Review of Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is taken by students in England aged
16–18, usually alongside A levels. It consists of an in-depth project in an area of students' …

Bringing Vocational Qualifications into the Inclusivity Agenda: The Case of the BTEC

L Mitton, A Hensby - Race, Capital, and Equity in Higher Education …, 2024 - Springer
In this chapter, Mitton and Hensby foreground one of the most under-researched
intersections within white-BAME attainment research: the role of entry qualifications. It …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding how social background influences student choice of GCSEs and post-16 pathways

N Pensiero, JG Janmaat, C Barone - 2024 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Background The educational choices that young people make during adolescence in terms
of preferred subjects and pathways leave a profound mark on the opportunities available to …

'It's overwhelming, looking at a brief…': Exploring non-traditional first year students' experience of engaging with assignment briefs as part of summative assessment …

J Knight - 2024 - bnu.repository.guildhe.ac.uk
This thesis aims to explore the experiences of non-traditional first year students in their
engagement with assignment briefs as part of summative assessment practices. It aims to …

[PDF][PDF] Opening doors, building futures?

S McGrath, M Madhvani - 2023 - up2uni.org
The BTEC level 3 Diploma, a fulltime two-year course equivalent to three A levels, has
occupied its distinctive position as a consistently successful vocational alternative to A levels …

Supporting BTEC student Progression

D Whitnall, J Power, E Blezard - 2024 - salford-repository.worktribe.com
Blue Modern Clean Thesis Defense Presentation Page 1 Supporting BTEC student
Progression Research Report: Key Findings Prepared by LTEC Page 2 Supporting BTEC …

[PDF][PDF] BALANCING ACT

L Menzies, W Yates, B Huband-Thompson - 2023 - ippr-org.files.svdcdn.com
IPPR, the Institute for Public Policy Research, is an independent charity working towards a
fairer, greener, and more prosperous society. We are researchers, communicators, and …