The middle of January brought with it a bombshell – or news of a bombshell in-waiting. Thanks to some vocal members of the drama teaching Twitter community, and an online news story by D&T Assistant Editor Harriet Clifford, many teachers were made suddenly aware of proposals to scrap the various vocational performing arts courses available, as part of a planned government overhaul of Further Education qualifications at Level 3. Under the proposals, outlined in a news story on page 6 of this issue, 24 T Levels will replace the many vocational courses currently offered, but there will be no T Level in Drama or Performing Arts because that subject is considered ‘covered’ by an existing A Level.
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