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Cambridge fined "875k for automated test blunder
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (723+ words) Upgrade to premium to save this article The University of Cambridge has been fined "875, 000 after automated marking failures caused tens of thousands of people to receive incorrect English language test results, including some needed for visa, immigration and university applications....
Post-16 students trail schools in mental health teams rollout
15+ hour, 26+ min ago (239+ words) Upgrade to premium to save this article Members can listen to an AI-generated audio version of this article. Audio narration uses an AI-generated voice. Become a member to listen to this article Fewer than half of post-16 students are covered…...
Treasury reviewing college free meals freeze but offers no VAT decision timetable
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (760+ words) Upgrade to premium to save this article The Treasury is "actively looking into" a controversial freeze to free meals funding for college students, while ministers are continuing to review FE's long-running VAT dispute without committing to a decision timetable. Financial…...
DWP launches hunt for 25 jobs guarantee national delivery partners
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (654+ words) Upgrade to premium to save this article Members can listen to an AI-generated audio version of this article. Audio narration uses an AI-generated voice. Become a member to listen to this article Applications have opened for organisations to deliver the…...
The solutions to the NEET crisis will not be neat
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (157+ words) Chief executive, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) Upgrade to premium to save this article The much-anticipated interim Milburn Report is comprehensive and powerful, especially coinciding with the news that there are now more than 1 million NEETs. Milburn…...
New post-16 SEND inclusion cash revealed
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (645+ words) Upgrade to premium to save this article Members can listen to an AI-generated audio version of this article. Audio narration uses an AI-generated voice. Become a member to listen to this article Colleges and training providers will receive a share…...
FE falls as bootcamps boom in priority skills pipeline
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1053+ words) Upgrade to premium to save this article Skills England's first annual skills report showed FE achievements linked to priority occupations fell by 7 per cent between 2021-22 and 2023-24, from 48, 000 to 45, 000. Over the same period, apprenticeships in those sectors rose by 27 per cent…...
V Levels: getting the foundations right for students, staff and the sector
1+ week, 5+ day ago (994+ words) Upgrade to premium to save this article At Cambridge OCR, we believe the long'term success of V Levels will depend less on their ambition on paper and more on how effectively they are implemented. Qualifications earn trust gradually " through clarity,…...
Green energy training needs joined up delivery
1+ week, 6+ day ago (189+ words) Interim director at Smart Energy Training Upgrade to premium to save this article Members can listen to an AI-generated audio version of this article. Audio narration uses an AI-generated voice. Become a member to listen to this article The UK…...
The future of learning isn't academic or vocational, it's both
1+ week, 6+ day ago (160+ words) Director of the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology Upgrade to premium to save this article Members can listen to an AI-generated audio version of this article. Audio narration uses an AI-generated voice. Become a member to listen to this article…...