Tes reported on comments from the chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, acknowledging that that students in rural areas are likely to have access to a smaller range of T levels (a technical qualification) than their urban counterparts.

Students studying the new T levels, due to be rolled out over the next four years, must undertake a compulsory 45 day placement.

Sir Gerry Berragan said that, as a result, the number of T level subjects on offer will be limited by the range of employers in the local area. He said: ‘If you’re in a major conurbation with a whole mix of employers, you’re likely to be able to offer a wider range of T levels because you’ll have easier access to the work placements… I’ve been up to some of these more remote places like Lincolnshire - those colleges are so tied into the local economy…they may offer a narrower range of T levels, but the ones they offer will be good ones, because they already work with those employers…’.

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