Exam fees and so on
Astonishing figures these. Schools spend £281m on exam fees , that’s a 7% rise in one year and an 82% rise in 6 years. AQA is the biggest recipient in schools with 42% market share followed by OCR 26% and edexcel 25%.
Take into account all income from all sectors and edexcel earn £205m [...]
New numeracy and literacy plan makes adults ‘invisible’
From the TES 9/4/10
Pupil-focused Skills for Life substitute will damage success in workplaces, warn training providers
Training providers are warning that a new, single literacy and numeracy programme to replace key skills and Skills for Life is causing success rates to plummet.
They argue that a system designed around school pupils does not meet the needs of [...]
The times writes about Functional Skills
Here’s a nice relevant non scare story article about Functional Skills.
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