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DfE scraps annual FE learner satisfaction survey

The annual FE learner satisfaction survey has been axed for 2019/20 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The decision was...

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DfE relaxes functional skills rule for apprentices

The government has relaxed the requirement for level 2 apprentices to achieve their functional skills qualification. This morning, Ofqual confirmed...

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Revealed: More details on how functional skills qualifications will be assessed

Functional skills students can be moderated via “adapted assessment” such as online tests this summer, but only where teacher...

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Decision on how to grade thousands of BTECs and other quals left to awarding bodies

Awarding organisations will be left to decide which of the thousands of BTECs and other technical qualifications can be...

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Ofqual’s proposals for awarding vocational and technical qualifications: A speed read

Ofqual has today published a consultation on how it proposes to award vocational and technical qualifications this summer. Here’s...

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New shadow ed sec admits NES plan didn’t reach voters

Freddie Whittaker meets Rebecca Long-Bailey, Labour’s new shadow education secretary The lack of an “overarching message” from Labour on...

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Billy Camden
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Colleges call for change to GCSE ranking plans for huge cohorts

Colleges are calling on Ofqual to relax plans for ranking GCSE students within each grade this summer, as doing...

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Billy Camden
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Talks underway to extend apprenticeship frameworks cut-off date

The cut-off date for starts on old-style apprenticeships, known as frameworks, could be extended, the chief operating officer of...

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More apprenticeship disappointment as DfE confirms some non-levy to be ineligible for supplier relief

Apprenticeships with small businesses funded via an employer transfer or that have recently transitioned onto the government’s digital system...

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Billy Camden