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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Confirmed: Exams watchdog to takeover apprenticeship assessment quality checks Exams watchdog Ofqual is to take the lead in a “new simplified external quality assurance (EQA) system” for apprenticeships… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y Sponsored post Sponsored The Skills Network’s Free LMS To Accelerate Providers’ Online Delivery Leading online learning provider, The Skills Network (TSN), has today announced that it will permanently offer its learning platform… The Skills Network 6y The Skills Network 6y Newer 1 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
