Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
When it comes to employees, further education doesn't suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses...
Level 1 and 2 results day (not just GCSE as will become clear below) provides an annual reminder of the failings of our educational system....
During this summer's heatwaves, further education and skills providers across the country found themselves trying to run assessments, practical workshops and exams in buildings, workplaces...
This summer has delivered the clearest statement of intent on skills that further education has seen in a generation. Technical education pathways from age 14,...
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK. UK labour market: October 2020 Early estimates for September 2020 suggest that…
Consultation on the criteria teachers should use when assessing speaking skills in GCSE modern foreign languages. Ofqual has today (Monday 12 October 2020) published a…
Advice for teachers, trainers and tutors; learners, parents and carers; employers and professional bodies on vocational and technical qualifications, and other general qualifications Documents Arrangements…
This consultation has concluded Download the full outcome Decisions on arrangements for the assessment and awarding of vocational, technical and other general qualifications in 2020…
Ofqual publishes regulatory arrangements on adapting vocational and technical qualifications and assessments in 2021. We recognise that some learners taking vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs)…
Congratulations to all our Fellows and friends who have been recognised in The Queen’s Birthday Honours list: Order of the British Empire – Dame Commander…
Ofqual will continue to work closely with exam boards, unions and other stakeholders on contingencies for all possible scenarios. Ofqual welcomes today’s announcement that GCSE,…
Exams will go ahead next summer, underpinned by contingencies for all possible scenarios. Gavin Williamson Students now have more time to prepare for their exams…
Shows the scheduled maintenance dates for the LRS organisation portal and the uploading ILR achievement data testing. Documents LRS maintenance schedule for 2020 HTML 2019…
The qualifications Education and Skills Funding Agency will fund to support economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak. Documents List of level 2 and level 3…
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