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Teacher assessment grades to replace GCSE and A-level exams in 2021

GCSE and A-level students will receive teacher assessment grades in 2021 following the partial closure of schools and colleges – but the grades won’t be adjusted by an algorithm. Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, confirmed in the House of Commons today that GCSE, AS and A-level exams  will not go ahead this year, and that […]

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Williamson defends decision to leave colleges to decide whether BTECs go ahead

No college or training provider should feel “pressured” to offer BTEC and other vocational exams this month, Gavin Williamson has said. In an address to Parliament today, the education secretary said it was “important” to give providers the “flexibility” to offer the assessments as “there are a lot of young people who will need to […]

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Exam boards ‘bemused’ by government backtrack on January exams

A representative body for awarding organisations has said it is “bemused” by the government’s decision to leave it up to colleges to decide whether exams should go ahead this month. Federation of Awarding Bodies chief executive Tom Bewick said it was “nonsensical and wrong-headed” to place the onus on college leaders to “make these important […]

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National lockdown 3: What training providers need to know

There have been some big changes to lockdown rules which impact the FE and skills sector over the next six weeks, but guidance for exactly what England’s training providers other than schools and colleges should do has been absent. The Association of Employment and Learning Providers spoke with skills minister Gillian Keegan and the Education […]

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Pearson outlines plans for awarding BTEC grades as colleges call off exams

The awarding body that runs BTECs has pledged to award a grade for any student who is unable to take this month’s exams and has “enough evidence to receive a certificate that they need for progression”. Those unable to take their assessment this month may also “be able to” take it at a later date. […]

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DfE backtracks: Schools and colleges left to decide whether BTECs go ahead

The Department for Education has said this evening that schools and colleges can now cancel BTEC assessments due to take place this month, but has left it up to leaders to decide. After last night’s announcement to close schools and colleges and cancel this summer’s exams, the department insisted that vocational exams due to take […]

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New Ofqual chief promises to work with sector for ‘smooth-running’ exams next year

The new interim chief regulator at Ofqual has promised to work with the sector to ensure the “smooth-running” of exams next year, as well as supporting “innovation” in assessment. It was confirmed today that Simon Lebus will replace Dame Glenys Stacey from January 1, and will stay in post until September 17. FE Week revealed […]

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Top results at A-level drop in Autumn resits compared to summer

The proportion of top grades awarded to students in the Autumn A-level exams is overall lower than the summer centre assessed grades, results published today show. More than 15,000 students in England will get their results today after sitting exams between 5 and 23 October. Students who received grade A and above in the Autumn […]

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Wishing you a healthy, merry Christmas and better times ahead

Jennifer Coupland reflects on the challenges of 2020 and looks ahead to what the new year will hold for apprenticeships I recently marked my first anniversary as chief executive and could never have imagined that I would spend the vast majority of that time working from home, forever at the mercy of my Wi-Fi and […]

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