awarding organisations

FAB Tim’s Cheeky past

Tim Bennett-Hart has always danced to his own tune – playing in a band with a filthy name and helping write songs for popstars like The Cheeky Girls. He tells Jessica Hill how he’ll bring his optimistic outlook to his new role as Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) chair

Apprenticeship reform: An opportunity to future‑proof skills and unlock career pathways

The apprenticeship landscape is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in decades, and that’s good news for learners, employers and the Further Education (FE) sector.

City & Guilds CEO pay passed £525k before £166m sale, accounts show

New financial statements show Donnelly’s pay already soaring ahead of PeopleCert buyout

Charity Commission to ‘obtain more information’ about City & Guilds sale

Foundation also confirms chair Dame Ann Limb will step down this year

Ofqual to publicly ‘rebuke’ rule-breaking awarding bodies

The regulator says the new punishment will help it take a more ‘agile’ approach

Awarding body fined £15k for ‘serious’ conflict of interest failures

The company shared an office and staff with one of its test centres

No answers for failed T Level students in re-mark fiasco

College and awarding organisation have failed to resolve the issue six months on

Special investigation: The fallout from mass exam reversal

Thousands of young people are having their recent exam failures reversed, thanks to a change in the design of certain qualifications. FE Week looked into what’s going on: who’s making the change, why it has happened and how many learners are affected. More than 1,300 learners who failed courses last year are now being told […]

As we beef up the IfA, don’t knock down AOs

The government should be wary of diminishing the role of awarding organisations in its T-level proposals, argues Julie Hyde, as many already work closely with employers With Christmas fast approaching, the government has been making announcements left, right and centre – revealing more about plans for post-16 education and skills. It has been an exciting […]