Qualifications, Results 2022

Pearson warns 7,000 students won’t get BTEC results tomorrow

It comes as exam boards finally admit nearly 2,000 grades still to be issued five days after level 3…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Student outcry over first-year health and science T Level results

First year health and science T Level students launched a petition over grading of summer exams.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Qualifications, Results 2022

Ofqual launches BTECs delay review – but Pearson tight-lipped on number in limbo

Labour and sector leaders demand answers over four-day wait

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Former Conservative party adviser appointed in Ofsted board shake-up

Jon Yates one of six new appointments alongside former Tory councillor candidate and Jewish schools group chief

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Staff

Richmond College strike plans on ice as arbitration talks planned over ‘fire and rehire’ proposals

UCU members at Richmond upon Thames College had planned walkouts to coincide with the start of term.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Results 2022

A-level results 2022: 6 key trends in England’s data

What we learned from data on the first summer exams since 2019

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


Results 2022, T Levels

A passport into industry: First T Level graduates praise flagship qualifications

First cohort T Level students at City College Norwich shared their thoughts on how the first courses went

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Results 2022

BTEC delays wreck results day for some

A “small percentage” of BTEC students have been left disappointed and fear for their places at university as admin…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Results 2022, T Levels

T Level results 2022: 6 key findings

Data shows an uneven gender split across subjects and reveals how many students were able to complete an industry…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Results 2022, T Levels

T Level results: A third achieve top grades but digital proves toughest subject

The first ever cohort of T Level students are receiving their results today

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Results 2022

A-level results 2022: Top grades drop 19% but remain higher than 2019

The proportion of grade A* and A results falls after bumper year in 2021, but pupils fare much better…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment, Awarding

Leaked AQA chemistry A-level paper was stolen from Parcelforce van

Students who had ‘full access’ to leaked paper disqualified, but exam board confirms no impact on grade boundaries

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth

Must read

16-19

Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill