Monday
Apprenticeships: How to improve access to level 4
Barriers to higher-level apprenticeships for learners, training providers and employers must be removed, says research
BTECs: Ofqual asks DfE to delay qualifications reform
Coronavirus has led to ‘exceptional circumstances’, Ofqual has said, asking the government to delay reforms by a year
Friday
Ofqual’s plans for FE assessment: what you need to know
The regulator has published its consultation document on how VTQs and other general qualifications should be assessed
GCSE maths: How does 15 per cent equal a pass?
When looking at the grade boundaries for GCSE maths yesterday, Mark Dawe found himself annoyed. Here, he explains why
3 lessons from 34 years of remote teaching and learning
Ros Morpeth has been at the forefront of remote delivery for more than three decades. Here, she shares what works and what doesn’t
Thursday
Busting 3 myths about the ‘superiority’ of exams
It is time to abandon our obsession with exams being the best form of assessment, writes Sean Vernell
GCSE results: Half of English students get grade 4
Results for the more than 130,000 entries for English and maths GCSEs in the November exam series were published this morning
GCSE resit results day: Grade boundaries revealed
Students needed between 15.4 per cent and 17.3 per cent to pass the GCSE maths higher paper at grade 4, grade boundaries reveal today
Wednesday
BTECs: Williamson defends cancellation of further exams
Education secretary says, where students need to take competency assessments to progress to work, these should go ahead
T levels: Government announces £135m capital fund
Funding can be used to purchase specialist kit such as surveying equipment and engineering tools
BTECs: Exams should not go ahead in February and March
But where assessments enable a student to demonstrate the proficiency to enter into employment, they should continue
