Apprenticeships in the news again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42092171
Jun
What about fairness in assessment?
On from validity we are all concerned that the assessments we present are fair tests too. I felt quite uncomfortable recently on reading Ofqual news items on this subject. It seems that in general exams (GCSEs and A levels) where a review of marks was asked for it...
Jun
Validity agenda – what it can mean
Most often when I’m considering validity it's about whether the assessments are testing what they were intended to test. However, it straddles a couple of things firstly, it is whether assessments can and do test those things intended, and secondly whether the...
May
Processes that support the qualification lifecycle
Instead of my usual blog here’s a quick summary of the main processes I would normally see, in Awarding Organisation’s supporting the qualification lifecycle. As always let me have your feedback. Click ...
May
Funding funnels and AO products
I have tended to stay away from funding issues to focus on my specialisms. However, it's not so easy. In qualification development the question of ‘who are the target learners...
Apr
Objective and critical. The function of a self-evaluation
5 years ago I ran my first ever self-evaluation. It was very new ground for me. As a first step I brought together my team and we talked through what we did and the evidence against each Condition of...
Mar
Mini-makeover = Regulatory review
Regulatory reviews might be planned, random or non-existent. The planned approach identifies areas of the business or operations to be scrutinised and compliance checked. The ideal plan would cover all...
Mar
Ahead of Apprenticeship week
See this useful guide https://www.lhaa.co.uk/blog/the-future-of-apprenticeships-a-guide
Mar
Who's who at Ofqual
Not quite all the detail, but a start https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505446...
Feb
Preparing for audit
Whatever the audit if the request is from the regulator Ofqual it can induce anxiety. For me the first thing is get everyone together who is involved in the area/s that are due to...
Feb
Learning from audit and proposed new statutory guidance on the General Conditions of Recognition
I recently re-read Ofqual's report on the Spring 2015 audits and came away with a new learning point. The report stresses that if ‘we (Ofqual) incorporate good practice in guidance it will be necessary for all awarding organisations to have...