Highlights of the week ending 12 November
The big news this week has been Ofqual’s publication of the contingency plans for 2022 exams. Following consultation, the regulator has outlined a number of its decisions which includes the potential for three assessment periods for centres should Teacher Assessed Grades be required again. For the most part processes will match those of 2021.
Funding to support post-16 provision, in anticipation of increased demand, has been announced by the Department for Education. Successful schools and colleges, named this week, will share the £83m fund. It also shared details of its summer 2022 teacher internship programme for potential teachers in mathematics, physics, and computing. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities launched a pilot fund for local authorities to tackle issues including youth unemployment. And it was announced that OfS chief, Nicola Dandridge, will step down from her position in April 2022.