FE News | Federation of Awarding Bodies | Activity https://www.fenews.co.uk/members/fab/activity/ Activity feed for Federation of Awarding Bodies. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:46:29 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.7.70 en-GB 30 hourly 2 e616ecdde59a77e866873410a51fe398 Federation of Awarding Bodies posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=548652 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:57:00 +0000 0 8f3ea828942e8003433f1955ba70b8bf Federation of Awarding Bodies posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=542611 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:39:00 +0000
Assessing Apprenticeships One Year On: A Stocktake From The AAO Perspective

It is a year since the Government announced its Apprenticeship Assessment Principles, marking the most significant shift in assessment policy since the introduction of End‑Point…

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Pragmatism, Partnership, and the Pace of Change: A New Chapter for Qualifications 

The English government’s technical qualifications and apprenticeship reform ambitions are laudable. However, as we stare down the barrel of 2027, I must be candid about…

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New Chair and Vice Chair Announced for the Federation of Awarding Bodies

Tim Bennett-Hart to Chair Federation of Awarding Bodies, Kelle McQuade as Vice Chair from 10 February 2026 The Federation of Awarding Bodies has announced that…

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Winners announced for FAB’s 2025 Qualifications and Assessment Excellence Awards!

Awarding organisations came together on Thursday night (27th November) at the FAB Qualifications and Assessment Excellence Awards in Milton Keynes, to celebrate success across the…

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Apprenticeship Assessment Reform: Turning the Pivot into Progress

Rob explains that we stand at a critical juncture in apprenticeship assessment reform. While the pivot offers welcome flexibility, success isn’t guaranteed. We face significant…

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The New Era for Apprenticeship Assessment

What Do the Reforms Mean for Apprenticeship Assessment in England?  The recent release of Ofqual’s consultation on their revised policy approach to apprenticeships, along with…

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The Curriculum and Assessment Review: An Opportunity for Real Reform?

A member of the Curriculum and Assessment Review team recently described the interim report as primarily “problem diagnosis and definition”. It focuses on the evidence…

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EPA 2025: Navigating Change, Embracing Opportunity

Supporting EPAOs to understand and adapt to the current change agenda and take advantage of the opportunities presented. EPA 2025 offers a unique chance for end-point…

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FAB Futures

Join us for this unique, inaugural, one-day event, sponsored by NEBOSH, which is designed around the needs of those with responsibility for developing business strategies…

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Steve Smith from SIAS discusses Skills England, increasing flexibilities and rethinking End Point Assessment

We catch up with Steve Smith, Managing Director of SIAS at the Federation of Awarding Bodies Annual conference (#FAB2024). We discuss Skills England and what…

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Qualification Design for the Future: A Discussion with Ofqual's Michael Hanton

We catch up with Michael Hanton,Deputy Chief Regulator at Ofqual at the Federation of Awarding Bodies Annual Conference (#FAB2024). Designing Qualifications that are fit for…

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FAB announces new membership strategy putting members at the heart of all activity

Today, 25 November, FAB has announced at its national conference in Leicester a new strategy that puts members as the heart of all it’s activity.…

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The King’s Speech and the New Labour Government

The King’s speech introduces the Skills England Bill, aiming to unite businesses, unions, and government to enhance workforce training. The Federation of Awarding Bodies(@AwardingBodies) outlines…

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Donna Ford-Clarke's EPA 2024 Interview

The Federation of Awarding Bodies held their annual EPA 2024 Conference and Exhibition, on Monday 1st July at Warwick Conferences. On Monday we were delighted to…

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Robert Nitsch Appointed as new FAB CEO

FAB has today, 12 June, announced the appointment of Robert Nitsch CBE as the new Chief Executive Officer. Rob is a highly experienced and respected…

]]> 0 13f65569d4d69bb12513259758ea899f Federation of Awarding Bodies posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=420824 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:30:00 +0000 0 351eacbe1de6753474aee72cc2459e50 Federation of Awarding Bodies updated their profile https://www.fenews.co.uk/news-feed/p/97869/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:25:34 +0000 0 f04e56a04d27fe193130d3696769fe1b Federation of Awarding Bodies posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=396445 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000 0 1f17862d90dc0bbc47ca0aaf17558992 Federation of Awarding Bodies posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=380653 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 06:28:00 +0000 0 0bfec96cb8346fc8097c60c6d433969f Federation of Awarding Bodies posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=379614 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:40:03 +0000
Talking to Michael Hanton at FAB 2023

We had the opportunity to attend FAB 2023 in Leicester as media partners! Here, we got to chat with some epic people, such as Michael…

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Winners announced for prestigious FAB 2023 Awards!

Awarding organisations came together this evening (30th November) at the FAB 2023 Awards in Leicester to celebrate success across the industry. The FAB Awards recognises…

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Kion Ahadi announced as FAB’s new Chief Executive

FAB (The Federation of Awarding Bodies), has today, 30 November, announced the appointment of Kion Ahadi as the new Chief Executive Officer. Kion has a…

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Keeping up with the FAB 2023 Conference!

This year, as media partners for the FAB 2023 Conference, we are on-scene and will be streaming so that you can virtually join in! What…

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Running to Stand Still: Kirstie Donnelly

The Federation’s co-chair, Kirstie Donnelly MBE, launched the event on Tuesday 12 September alongside the report’s co-authors Professor Tom Bewick and independent researcher, Matilda Gosling.…

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Running to Stand Still: Tom Bewick

In this extended interview with co-author of the new report “Running to Stand Still: Why decades of skills reform have failed to shift the dial…

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‘Running to Stand Still: Why decades of skills reform have failed to shift the dial on UK productivity & investment in training’

Federation of Awarding Bodies launch independent research report ‘Running to Stand Still: Why decades of skills reform have failed to shift the dial on UK…

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