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GCSE resits: what’s really going on?
Following the announcement about the change to grades required for GCSE resits, Tes FE editor Stephen Exley examines what’s happening with functional skills
29 March 2017
GCSE resits will not be required for a grade 4, Greening announces
The new GCSE grade 4 will be classed as a ‘standard’ pass – and students who achieve this in English and maths at school will not be required to take resits
28 March 2017
New GCSE grades cause ‘confusion’ in colleges’ entry requirements
Different approaches to the new GCSE grades are being taken by colleges across the country, surveys by Ucas and the Sixth Form Colleges Association suggest
24 March 2017
Resetting relations
Amanda Spielman has decided to tackle the glitch in the Ofsted system that led her predecessor Sir Michael Wilshaw to launch stinging attacks on the FE sector
24 March 2017
GCSE ‘confusion’ creates a lottery for entry criteria
Transition to new grading leaves colleges uncertain about judging a ‘good’ pass
24 March 2017
Spielman vows to ‘reset’ Ofsted’s relationship with FE sector
Ofsted’s new chief inspector Amanda Spielman tells colleges: ‘I will not be using my position at Ofsted to impose my personal views’
17 March 2017
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