New qualifications in Functional Skills English and maths are coming in 2019 03/04/2018 OCR’s Head of Policy, puts on his rose-tinted spectacles and imagines how things might be.
Universities urged to open maths schools 26/03/2018 Universities can now apply to open specialist 16-19 maths schools.
Teacher/examiner safeguards to be strengthened 15/03/2018 Details of the latest consultation from Ofqual on the use of teachers as examiners.
T Levels: next steps for providers 09/03/2018 The government has published further information on next steps for colleges.
Functional Skills reform continues as new content published 02/03/2018 The government has published the content for Functional Skills maths and English.
Schools to get extra funding for post-16 advanced maths 01/03/2018 The government has increased the amount of funding that schools can receive for additional 16-19 year olds studying advanced maths.
Education reforms impact on qualifications market 26/02/2018 A quick summary of Ofqual's annual qualifications market report.
FE Commissioner admits “on-going challenges” for Area Reviews 05/02/2018 The FE Commissioner has outlined the challenges in implementing Area Reviews.
Basic digital skills for adults 02/02/2018 A consultation on basic digital skills for adults has been launched.
Vocational routes into Higher Education 01/02/2018 A new report examines the role vocational education plays in preparing young people for HE.