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Nerves, elation and some disappointment for teenagers on Thursday, as college principal says BTecs should continue

Letters: Bernard Clarke tries to imagine a better education system, while Rosalind Harrison reveals how Ofsted impacts apprenticeship providers. Plus letters from Dan Willis and Simon Clements

Coalition fears DfE may break pledges that only small percentage of qualifications will be replaced by T-levels

Love Island is back on screens and viewers cannot get enough of the show as a group of sexy singletons battle it out to win £50,000 – or to find love, but the cast looks very familiar

Jo Fisher went from being the 'first milkwoman in Manchester' to building her own theatre from scratch

Plans to axe popular BTEC courses are being opposed by many head teachers

Tahreema Khan was named BTEC Art and Design Learner of the Year at Pearson headquarters in London

Siomha McStay was applauded for her work-rate, creativity, and initative

The first cohort of students in England taking T-levels – the new vocational equivalent to A-levels – have completed their course, been assessed, and have received their results. Now more course options for T-levels are being rolled out. The initial offerings were in construction, digital production and education and childcare.…