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IfATE unveils further health and science T Level improvements

WEB23 Jan 2023, 16:01. More improvements are to be made to health and science T Levels after findings from another government review were published today, following “serious” …

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Student outcry over first-year health and science T Level results

WEBBut NCFE has ruled out regrading the exams after a petition was launched calling for grade adjustments. Around 1,600 students across 76 colleges and schools on …

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Interview: NCFE chief talks health and science T Level

WEBFollowing the fallout from the first-year health and science T Level results last summer, awarding body NCFE has been on a drive to ensure problems aren’t …

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Wellbeing: Research into FE mental health now crucial

WEBResearch into FE staff wellbeing is now more important than ever. head of school at the faculty of humanities and social sciences, University of Portsmouth. 28 Feb …

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Temporary reprieve for 5 health and science courses facing the axe

WEBTemporary reprieve for 5 health and science courses facing the axe. 'Absurdity' of the DfE's level 3 defunding process exposed. Billy Camden. 29 Mar 2023, …

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WEBColleges believe unaffordable transport, combined with the abolition of the EMA and increased competition for student numbers among school and college sixth forms, have …

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The pioneering college brave enough to tackle suicide issues head …

WEBThe pioneering college brave enough to tackle suicide issues head on. Cuts to local youth and mental services means that for many young people, their college is …

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Apprenticeships could make medicine careers more accessible and …

WEBApprenticeships could make medicine careers more accessible and cheaper – but the stakes are high if it goes wrong. Expanding degree apprenticeships is a hot …

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Pearson vies to keep a third of level 3 BTEC courses at risk

WEBAwarding giant Pearson is appealing to keep one-third of its BTEC courses under threat of being axed by the government as part of plans to reform level 3 …

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DfE to scrap thousands of level 2 and below qualifications

WEBIt leaves around 3,200 ‘in-scope’ qualifications which have just under 600,000 enrolments in this review. An impact assessment report from the DfE shows it estimates that 72 per …

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Mental Health & Wellbeing in FE

WEBwww.ncfe.org.uk MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING IN FE 5 Mental health IN NUMBERS ONE IN SIX people report experiencing a common mental health problem (like anxiety and

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38 BTECs facing the chop to clear way for first T Levels

WEBRevealed: 38 BTECs facing the chop to clear way for first T Levels. More than 150 level 3 qualifications taken by 66,000 students are set to be axed in 2024 as …

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How can ITPs support learners with mental health needs

WEBDuring their induction sessions we have one-to-one informal meetings to identify how we can support their needs and requirements. Some of our learners have …

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T Level exams issues more widespread than first thought, Ofqual …

WEBMore T Level exam papers have been called into question by Ofqual. The exams regulator published an enforceable ‘undertaking’ signed by awarding body NCFE …

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Investigation: Why care training is in crisis, and the solutions are

WEBThe social care system is at breaking point with more than 165,000 vacancies. The government wants more apprentices to fill the gaps but, as Jessica Hill …

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163 level 3 and below qualifications have funding withdrawn

WEBMore than 160 “duplicate qualifications” at level 3 and below will have their funding removed from August 2020 – including 76 BTECs, the education secretary …

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Government scraps ‘employment only’ adult education outcomes

WEBAdult education courses will be funded through a system of funding bands with a new set of uplifts in place for priority courses from 2024/25. Funding rates will be …

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The challenges facing Asylum seeker and refugee students

WEBWhy young asylum seekers and refugees are struggling to access college courses. Young people fleeing conflict, oppression and destitution in their home …

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