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Review of the assessment of Functional Skills qualifications

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Review of the assessment of Functional Skills qualifications

This new report sets out Ofqual’s findings from its review of the assessment of reformed Functional Skills qualifications in English and maths.

Functional Skills qualifications in English and maths have recently been through significant reform. The Department for Education (DfE) put in place new subject content for the reformed qualifications, which were introduced from 2019. Alongside this, Ofqual introduced specific new regulations and has now conducted an evaluation of the overall approach to assessment in the reformed qualifications.

You can read the report in full here

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