Awarding

Sign language learners affected as ‘ground-breaking’ awarding body to close

Up to 150 learners could be affected by closure of Institute for British Sign Language at the end of...

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Awarding

Ofqual disbands standards committee

Exams watchdog to take a 'more flexible approach' on policy advice

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Awarding

AQA takes over vocational awarding body TQUK

Acquiring Training Qualifications UK will be a boost to AQA in the vocational awarding and apprenticeship end point...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Awarding

NCFE acquires health and leisure awarding organisation

Active IQ has been bought by NCFE but will continue to operate as a distinct brand

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Awarding, Young people

Decreasing level 2 opportunities compromises levelling up

Decreasing opportunities for level 2 qualifications are a levelling up own-goal and a threat to employers, providers and learners,...

JL Dutaut
Joe Crossley
Awarding, Colleges

Exam fee hikes ‘make a mockery’ of financial planning

Exam fee rises will cost schools and colleges hundreds of thousands of pounds more.

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor and Samantha Booth
Awarding

‘Difficult to swallow’: Leaders criticise exam fee hikes of up to 17%

Exam boards will earn several million pounds more from schools and colleges - but say they have to cover...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Awarding, Young people

Ofqual seeks colleges’ evidence on BTEC results delays

Thousands of students did not receive their results on time this summer

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Adult education, Awarding

City & Guilds leaves flagship free digital skills scheme

City & Guilds confirms it has switched focus from essential digital skills qualifications to functional digital skills instead

Jason Noble
Jason Noble