Pearson said in a statement: "BTec qualification results have been ... to be higher than last year by nine and 12 percentage points respectively. A Department for Education spokesman said it ...

BTec qualifications are A-level equivalents, aimed at people interested in working in a particular industry, such as engineering, hospitality or childcare. What are BTec Firsts and BTec Nationals?

In the latest debacle BTec grades were pulled hours before pupils ... 26% of results were at grade A*or A - up by eight percentage points from just over 18% in 2019. Almost all pupils - 99.6% ...