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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 Newer 1 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 854 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
