Functional Skills and Apprentice delayed to March 2011
A 6 month delay for this.
Link to full story here
http://www.fenews.co.uk/fe-news/skills-minister-john-hayes-alp-2010-speech-in-full
Jonathan Wells Guroo Functional Skills
Cameron says axing school buildings plan ‘unpopular’
David Cameron has acknowledged axing school building projects is not “easy” nor “popular” as the political row over the government’s plans has continued.
The prime minister said the decision was necessary because of the financial “mess” left by Labour and its failure to be open about where cuts would fall.
Some Tory MPs say they are worried [...]
A couple of useful snippets for funding and accreditation
I picked these up from a newsletter about Functional Skills
YPLA Funding guidance produced. Paragraph 78 states “Providers are now expected to deliver these Functional Skills qualifications for young people unless there is a robust rationale for not doing so. Qualifications that demonstrate personal progress may be more appropriate for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities [...]
Doubt cast on academy schools’ GCSE results claim
Figures suggest academies’ claim to produce better GCSE results is due to vocational rather than ‘academic’ qualifications
The success of England’s academy schools was questioned today after figures suggested their exam pass rate was due to vocational and “equivalent” qualifications, not GCSEs.
Fewer than half of academy exam passes at GCSE level were made up of “academic” [...]
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