Awarding

City & Guilds sold to ‘secure its future’

Commercial and charitable arms of 150-year-old technical education organisation to split in 'landmark' deal

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Awarding

Creating a City & Guilds fit for the fourth industrial revolution

City & Guilds’ landmark sale isn’t just a business move, but an act of stewardship to futureproof the skills...

Shane Chowen
Dame Ann Limb and Kirstie Donnelly
Awarding

WJEC exam board fined £350k over wrong GCSE results

Ofqual to issue WJEC with six-figure penalty after 1,527 GCSE students received incorrect results

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Awarding

Pearson fined £250k over string of rule breaches

Ofqual found teachers who also drew up assessments could have known which papers pupils would take, and conflicts among...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Awarding

SEG chair Stott quits awarding group

The chair of the Skills and Education Group board has resigned with immediate effect on health grounds after eight...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Awarding, Long read

A FAB time for Nitsch careering from the army to FE

Former forces commander chief Rob Nitsch reveals how his commitment to public service took him from warzones to vocational...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Awarding, T Levels

NCFE fined £300k for 2022 T Level exam fiasco

Awarding body has taken measures to ensure errors will not happen again

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Awarding

FAB names IfATE delivery chief as next CEO

Rob Nitsch will leave IfATE after six years to lead the awarding sector trade body

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Assessment, Awarding

Price of exams soar above inflation in 2024

General qualifications rise 6.4% while VTQs increase 5.5%

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel