News Government will pay exam appeal fees, says Williamson The government will cover fees for failed appeals against exam grades following a huge backlash over A-level results. The… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Ofsted director seconded to government Covid response team A senior Ofsted director has been seconded to a government team planning for the return of students to schools… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Office for Students loses court case over refusing provider admission to higher education register The Office for Students has lost a Court of Appeal case over its decision to refuse a provider admission… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News New rules on multiple placements and digital skills for traineeships published by ESFA New rules on funding 19 to 24 year-olds completing traineeships have been released by the Education and Skills Funding… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Legal action threat over A-level results fiasco The government may face legal action on behalf of students affected by this year’s A-levels debacle. At least two… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Colleges demand urgent review into “biased” A-level grading process The Association of Colleges has written to education secretary Gavin Williamson and Ofqual chief regulator Sally Collier calling for… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Top results for vocational qualifications see “small increase,” reports Ofqual Ofqual has found the number of top grades awarded for certain vocational qualifications has had a “small” increase on… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News A-level results 2020: Top grades up by 2.4 percentage points The proportion of top A-level grades handed to students in England has increased by 2.4 per cent this year…. Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Sixth form colleges cry foul over standardisation as principals report problems with A-level results The body representing sixth form colleges has demanded action after the vast majority of principals reported lower-than-expected A-level grades… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofqual to provide guidance on “valid mock grades” Ofqual has announced it will publish guidance on how colleges can use “valid mock grades” to appeal A-levels and… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE sets out plans to allow disappointed exam students to use ‘valid mock grades’` Students will be given the choice of receiving a “valid mock grade” instead of their standardised centre-assessment grade under… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News University picked as preferred bidder to take over HS2 college at risk of insolvency The national college for High Speed 2 looks set to be taken over by a university as part of… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 830 Older Must read 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 6d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 6d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
