Secondary

Tuesday

5th Jan 2021

BTECs: ‘It’s not safe for us to take these exams’
One student begs Gavin Williamson to do a U-turn on January exams – and calls out what he sees as a disregard for vocational students
BTECs: Dismay at DfE decision on January exams 
Students and college leaders urge government to reconsider its decision and cancel January exams, due to start today

Monday

4th Jan 2021

1m young people ‘locked out’ of education and training
New research calls for a £4.6bn 10-year strategy to tackle the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training

Thursday

31st Dec 2020

Coronavirus ‘set back’ efforts to close attainment gap
Some students who got into university as a result of cancellation of exams may have been better served by HNs at college, says report

Thursday

17th Dec 2020

Ofqual: January exams to go ahead as planned
Ofqual chief Dame Glenys Stacey says exams in January will go ahead - but the situation is being monitored

Wednesday

16th Dec 2020

Apprenticeships: The challenges of assessment in 2020
The vast majority of appenticeship assessment is being delivered well despite Covid restrictions, says IfATE boss

Tuesday

15th Dec 2020

Lack of support for January exams ‘unforgivable’
The government must set out how it plans to support the 130,000 students due to sit exams in January, says Labour

Friday

11th Dec 2020

Meet John Cope: the man helping to revolutionise Ucas
ÌÇÐÄVlog talks to John Cope, director of strategy at Ucas, about leading a radical transformation of the admissions service

Wednesday

9th Dec 2020

Government announces 400 free courses for adults
The government has published a list of qualifications – but there are fears a limited budget might suggest low expected take-up

Tuesday

8th Dec 2020

Exams 2021: The lessons we must learn from this year
We must remember that exams are not the only fair way to judge a student’s performance, says the Association of College’s Eddie Playfair
Christmas contact tracing: Rules for FE providers
The DfE advises that face-to-face teaching in FE should end on 17 December to ease the contact tracing burden
Delivering T levels: 5 things you need to know
T levels bring with them important new expectations of educators, says Zac Aldridge from NCFE