Finally, a real stepping stone for GCSE English and maths learners For students struggling through GCSE resits, this stepping stone qualification could be the breakthrough they need

@aliceeardley.bsky.social on how the skills white paper's pledge to introduce a new 'stepping stone' qualification for GCSE English and maths resit students - proposed earlier this year by her organisation, Get Further – could shift the dial for resits
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📣 Schools prove pupil premium funding works; so why stop it at 16?
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What the exit requirement was intended to do was incentivise employers and providers to ensure that everyone received good quality E&M support. The situation now is that they can choose not to do that.

New DfE report showing the net present value of different qualifications. Note the largest benefit cost ratios are for learning at & below level 2. Definitely wouldn't want to be cutting further education & adult skills based on this... assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67adc0...

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in 'already deeply diminished' adult skills funding

Such a disappointing move. The 8.5 million adults in the UK with low levels of literacy and numeracy deserve better than this. feweek.co.uk/fury-as-dfe-...

Forgot the hashtag! #ukfe

The key to GCSE resit success is more targeted interventions A one-year ‘GCSE step’ course would better support those GCSE resit students that have fallen furthest behind

Great to be able to start 2025 with some positive reflections on post-16 English and maths and on @getfurther.bsky.social’s position on what we can do to support even more learners to achieve the grades they want and deserve: feweek.co.uk/more-targete...

Closing the Forgotten Gap: Implementing a 16-19 Student Premium - Education Policy Institute Our new report, supported by Unbound Philanthropy, calls for a 16-19 student premium to tackle the sizeable attainment gap facing disadvantaged 16–19-year-olds. Building on recent research by EPI whic...

Education Policy Institute report on this here: epi.org.uk/publications... @edupolicyinst.bsky.social

This is really heartening to see. With education compulsory to the age of 18 it makes no sense to cut off Pupil Premium funding at the age of 16

A complete no-brainer! Education funding drops off a cliff post 16 and the introduction of a 16-19 Student Premium would go part way to addressing this. Really good to see so many people agree

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