The government has published its new white paper, and there's big news in it for students going to university or college.
We now know both tuition fees and maintenance loans for university students will increase with inflation every year from 2026.
And for students finishing their GCSEs, new courses called V-levels will be introduced alongside A-levels and T-levels.
Lots of you have sent in questions about how it's all going to work. We answer them below.
Another question from socials now.
We're not completely sure when the rollout will be, but the government says that V-levels will be introduced from 2027.
There will be a consultation on what the courses should look like with experts and stakeholders before rolling them out, the government says.
We've had this question on our TikTok, from a student worried about hers.
Qualifications you already have, or are currently studying will still be worth the same - even once the new V-levels come in. So try not to worry about that.
When announcing the changes, Bridget Phillipson said vocational education was the "backbone" of the country's economy, and central to breaking the link between background and success, helping hundreds of thousands of young people get the skills they need to get good jobs.
"But for too long it has been an afterthought," she said.
She thinks the new V-levels will help to change that.
Lots of current BTec students have asked us this on TikTok too.
V-levels won't be introduced until 2027, the government says, and we currently don't know what subjects they will be in.
Pearson - the exam board that delivers BTecs - says it will continue to deliver all its current vocational qualifications, while it joins the consultation with the Department for Education and Ofqual as part of the creation of the new courses.
Subjects will be linked to the world of work and may include sectors like engineering, agriculture, digital and creative sectors, the government says.
The Sixth Form Colleges Association has warned that V-levels may not fill the gap left by BTecs, and has said that the government's priority should be to make sure that schools and colleges can still enroll students on BTecs until the new V-levels are up and running.
And it's worth remembering that V-levels will be Level 3 courses - the same as A-levels or T-levels - so they shouldn't impact Level 2 BTecs, which are taken with GCSEs.