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Students to sit English and maths exams at home during Covid-19 lockdown

Thousands of students will be able to sit their functional skills exams from home from next week, the first ever time under “game changing” plans unveiled by City & Guilds. The awarding giant will move from assessments at centres to remote invigilation by using online meeting software such as GoToMeeting, Zoom and Microsoft Teams during […]

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Ofqual seeks apprenticeship director to lead new ‘field team’

Ofqual is hiring a director to lead a new apprenticeships team that will be “operating in the field” as it steps up its regulatory work in the end-point assessment market. This “critical new function” will include a team of nine who work remotely to find out if assessments are being delivered “appropriately and consistently”. Led […]

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FE on the frontline of the biggest peacetime battle

The apprenticeships and skills minister explains her gratitude and optimism for the sector in face of the Covid-19 pandemic. This country is currently waging its biggest peacetime battle in a generation. These are unprecedented times; as we continue to combat the global coronavirus outbreak, normal life has been effectively suspended, and I know everyone is […]

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Coronavirus: Exams regulator to set out details of process and timetable ‘next week’

Detailed information about how students will be assessed for this summer’s GCSEs and A-levels won’t be published until next week, the exams regulator has said. But schools and colleges will have to wait longer for details of how moderation and appeals will work. Ofqual said it was “rapidly working up plans” to implement the arrangements […]

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Apprenticeship funding and quality assurance consultations extended by 6 weeks

Government consultations on apprenticeship funding and external quality assurance have both been extended by six weeks. The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education announced the decision today, stating that they do not believe everyone interested in them will have the chance to respond due to the disruption brought about by the Covid-19 virus. Their consultation […]

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Coronavirus: Ofqual admits teacher assessment not possible for all vocational qualifications

Ofqual is “urgently” working out how to calculate grades for students studying vocational and technical qualifications this year, but the “complex landscape” means there is not a “one size fits all” solution. Last week the government announced that the upcoming summer exams series has been scrapped amid the coronavirus outbreak. On Friday, it was revealed […]

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FE minister writes to apprenticeship providers about COVID-19 response

Apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan has today written to independent providers and other non-college stakeholders in an effort to address their concerns following the coronavirus outbreak. Read the letter in full below.   Dear Colleagues, I wanted to write to you and thank you for all of your hard work and continued commitment during […]

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College funding support confirmed, and 4 other key points from latest DfE Covid-19 guidance

The government confirmed it will honour all payments to grant funded providers for the remainder of the 2019/20 funding year, in new guidance published today. The operational guidance for general FE colleges, sixth form colleges and other post-16 FE providers listed a number of measures enacted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. FE Week […]

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DfE reveals how it will provide grades for A-level and GCSE students this summer

The government has confirmed it will use teacher assessments to provide calculated grades for students this year. The aim is to provide grades to learners before the end of July. They will be “indistinguishable from those provided in other years”, and students will have a chance to resit an exam if they don’t think the […]

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