Post 16 Skills White Paper? Back to the Future – Part 1
GCSE resit policy, qualification reform and why are young people (pre16 and post 16) disengaging from our education and skills system and becoming NEET? Don’t…
Functional Skills Qualifications
Apprenticeship Reforms: Breaking Barriers or Lowering Standards?
The government has announced a significant shake-up to apprenticeship requirements, confirming that English and maths Functional Skills exit requirements will be removed for adult apprentices…
AELP: Only 1 in 4 apprenticeship vacancies now open to applicants without GCSE Maths and English
New report by AELP (AELP Mini Commission 1, Functional Skills Qualifications FSQS) shows that only 1 in 4 apprenticeship vacancies are now open to those…
Major reform of Functional Skills Qualifications should result from Curriculum and Assessment Review, say inspection nominees
The Fellowship of Inspection Nominees (FIN) has called for the attainment of Functional Skills Qualifications (FSQs) to remain part of a successful apprenticeship but wants…
Research project launched to improve early years apprentice success rates with “real-world” functional skills
@ncfe: A leading End-point assessment organisation has embarked on a groundbreaking research initiative to support early years apprentices in achieving their maths Functional Skills qualification…
Reevaluating Functional Skills Qualifications: Addressing Challenges and Exploring Solutions
In the fourth of five exclusive articles for FE News expanding on ‘Skills Means Growth’, AELP’s vision for a sustainable skills system, Dr Chihiro Kobayashi…
Rethinking “Early Leavers” as “Partial Achievers”
Kerry advocates adopting a new lens for assessing achievement. Rather than tarnishing all early leavers with the same brush, we should recognise and report on…
Revolutionising Functional Skills education: Training Qualifications UK launches next generation exam delivery platform and qualifications
Training Qualifications UK (TQUK), a leading force and innovator in the Awarding and End-Point Assessment arena, proudly announce the launch of their new suite of…
Ofqual’s Assessment Review of Reformed Functional Skills in English and Maths
Functional Skills qualifications in English and maths have recently gone through big changes. The Department for Education (DfE) made new rules for these qualifications, and…
Delivering vital qualifications results in large losses for training providers
New research published today – Spelling It Out, Making It Count – by the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) reveals that up until the…