Qualification News
Centre update 6: guidance for calculating results during COVID-19 pandemic – ESOL Skills for Life
COVID-19 restrictions have led to the cancellation of exams and prevented many assessments from being taken as planned this spring and summer. Ofqual has designed an approach that ensures, as far as possible, that learners receive results to enable them to progress to the next stage of their lives without further disruption. In early April,…
Centre Update 5: update for centres offering Speech assessments in summer 2020
We are writing to you to update you about the Extraordinary Regulatory Framework that is in place for assessments that would have taken place between 20th March and 31st July 2020. We are still waiting for Ofqual’s final guidance, but we wanted to update you about what we know so far, taking into account your…
Centre Update 4: ESOL Skills for Life
Frequently asked questions Timelines Q: When will we know exact requirements? These will be finalised by the end of May at the latest. We are currently in the process of developing a centre guidance document, which will provide further detail on types and strength of evidence and the process for calculating results. The Ofqual consultation ended…
Centre Update 3: Speech centre update
On 9th April, the UK Government set out how it expects vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) to be assessed and awarded during the current pandemic, when schools and colleges have been closed to help prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). ESB International’s qualifications fall under this cohort guidance. Ofqual asked awarding organisations to compile a…