Qualifications, Skills reform, T Levels Revealed: 38 BTECs facing the chop to clear way for first T Levels They’re among 160 level 3 quals set to be defunded from 2024 Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships ESFA buckles to sector pressure on ‘unfair’ apprenticeship drop-out rule A threshold for withdrawals that triggers ‘enhanced monitoring’ has been significantly increased Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y WorldSkills REVEALED: UK elite skills team to go for gold at Worldskills The country’s top technical students and apprentices have been chosen to represent the UK at the world’s elite skills… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Covid-19 Ofqual reveals how exams and assessments in 2023 will look Covid-19 related adaptions for VTQs will be scrapped Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Queen’s Speech 2022: Nothing new for FE as government focuses on schools and HE The speech sets out the government’s legislative agenda for the next year Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y SEND 3-week SEND review extension after accessible versions finally published Children’s minister said a ‘full, fair, open consultation is key to vision for more inclusivity’ Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News A National Baccalaureate: How it would work Trust proposes new qualification to give all students a record of accomplishments between 14 to 18 Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Qualifications, Skills reform Level 2 qualifications review ‘materially flawed’ Providers and awarding organisations have had their say on the government’s level 2 qualifications review. Here’s what the sector… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Assessment Saxton: Adaptive testing could end exam tier ‘ceilings’ ‘What I found very difficult with tiering was having to have conversations with students and parents about ‘we just… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y SEND Delay (again) in accessible versions of SEND review The government has missed its own second deadline for publishing British Sign Language (BSL) and easy-read versions of the… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Staff UCU threat: Raise pay or we’ll strike on exam day Strikes are planned for the same day on which many GCSE students are due to take what UCU calls… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Sponsored post Sponsored Mindful Education – helping colleges and training providers prepare for AAT Q2022 Delivering new or updated qualifications can be daunting, but working with Mindful Education makes the transition to AAT Q2022… Mindful Education 4y Mindful Education 4y Newer 1 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 832 Older Must read 16-19 Long read 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 2d Anviksha Patel 2d 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories Qualifications Exclusive 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo