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GCSE and A-level 2022 exams grading plan will be confirmed in October, says Ofqual

A decision on how exams will be graded in 2022 will be announced next month, Ofqual has said. Ofqual...

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Billy Camden
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Independent review to check ESFA ‘remains effective’

An independent review has been launched to ensure the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) “remains effective into the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Remote apprenticeship assessment to be made permanent option

Remote delivery of apprenticeship assessment will become a permanent option that providers can use beyond Covid-19, the Institute for...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

New Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education chair named

A life peer who stood in the London mayoral election for 2020 has been appointed as the Institute for...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
AEB

Somerset Skills & Learning to make more redundancies after latest AEB tender debacle

Staff are being made redundant at a large community learning provider in Somerset after it was dealt yet another...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Pearson to return 33% of exam fees

Pearson has finally revealed its hand on exam fee rebates, announcing today it will return 33 per cent of...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Subcontracting rules watered down just a day after being published

A new rule that would force providers to gain permission before charging subcontracting management fees above 20 per cent...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Hospitality and catering courses added to level 3 lifetime skills guarantee offer

The government has added hospitality and catering courses to its new level 3 adult offer after controversially excluding the...

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Billy Camden
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Williamson slammed for ‘ignoring’ concerns about scrapping BTECs

Twelve education bodies have today slammed the education secretary for “ignoring” their concerns and ploughing ahead with plans to...

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Billy Camden