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The Prime Minister is axing A-levels and T-levels, in order to replace them with a new Advanced British Standard.<\/p>\n
Students will spend longer in classrooms being taught about five subjects, compared with the current average of three.<\/p>\n
Pupils will have to study English and maths until they are 18 as well, with \u201cextra help for those who struggle most\u201d.<\/p>\n
Due to a delay, children starting primary school this year will be the first to take on the \u201crigorous\u201d ABS.<\/p>\n
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan looked emotional as she watched Mr Sunak make the announcement yesterday.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> If you travel by helicopter you don\u2019t really need railways do you Rishi?<\/strong><\/p>\n The PM told his party\u2019s conference: \u201cThis will finally deliver on the promise of parity of esteem between academic and technical education.<\/p>\n \u201cA-level students\u2026only do three subjects compared to the seven studied by our economic competitors and our 16 to 19-year-olds spend around a third less time in the classroom than those competitors\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to the extra teaching time we are introducing, the great breadth won\u2019t come at the expense of depth which is such a strength of our system.\u201d<\/p>\n Academic and vocational elements can be combined in the new qualification \u2013 but teaching unions questioned how the plan will be delivered.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Mr Sunak has said teachers in \u201ckey subjects\u201d will receive special bonuses of up to \u00a330,000, tax-free, over the first five years of their careers to \u201cattract and retain\u201d staff.<\/p>\n The Government will also stop universities from enrolling students on courses that \u201cdo nothing for their life chances\u201d.<\/p>\n The PM added: \u201cLabour pursued the false dream of 50% of children going to university and abandoned apprenticeships.<\/p>\n \u201cIt led to thousands of young people being ripped off by degrees that did nothing to increase their employability or earnings potential.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/4994829.jpg?r=1696454555348\")
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