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 News Exams 2020: Ofqual confirms final appeals process for GCSEs and A-levels Schools and colleges will be able to appeal against GCSE and A-level results if they feel data used to… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Rule change restricting use of 16-19 tuition fund branded ‘bureaucratic madness’ An “unwelcome” change to the rules for the government’s 16 to 19 tuition fund which restricts the learners the… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 839 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
