News IfATE launches second consultation for new apprenticeship funding model A second funding rate consultation has been launched by the government’s apprenticeships quango. The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical… Shane Mann 6y Shane Mann 6y News Sally Collier to be replaced by Dame Glenys Stacey as Ofqual chief regulator The chief regulator of Ofqual Sally Collier is to leave following the exams fiasco that has engulfed England in… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Government to U-turn on masks in colleges Staff and students will be expected to wear face coverings in colleges in England from September following a government… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Pearson confirm final deadline for revised BTEC grades All BTEC results will be ready by next Friday, awarding body Pearson has said, adding that level 3 results… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Colleges ask for flexibility in COVID-19 catch-up funding to support ‘borderline’ students College leaders have expressed concern about the ‘gaps in knowledge’ of new level 3 students starting in September after… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Results 2020: What you need to know about this year’s appeals and Autumn resits Ofqual has confirmed today its appeals and resits process. We take you through what you need to know… 1. The… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Universities agree to honour all first choice offers for pupils who hit grades after U-turn Universities have agreed to honour all-first choice offers for thousands of students rejected last week who have now had… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News GCSE results 2020: Top grades increase, with nearly four in five pupils achieving a pass The proportion of GCSEs at grade 7 or above given to pupils in England has risen by 5.7 percentage… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Top results at A-level almost double under new system The proportion of A*s awarded to A-level pupils has almost doubled – revised results released today show. Exams regulator… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Pearson announces eleventh-hour grading U-turn on BTECs – telling colleges NOT to issue results tomorrow Colleges have been told not to issue BTEC results tomorrow after an eleventh hour grading U-turn from Pearson. The… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Another exams U-turn: DfE now says it has ‘full confidence’ in Ofqual after Williamson refusal The Department for Education has made another exams U-turn by saying it now has “full confidence” in the regulator… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News The DfE has published its first board minutes in over 2 years – here’s what we learnt The Department for Education has published its first set of board minutes since February 2018 – more than two years… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
