This update from Ofqual outlines how Functional Skills Qualifications (FSQs) in maths and English are being reformed, and provides up-to-date information on the progress the reformed qualifications have made through the technical evaluation process.
“The government has introduced this reform programme to improve the rigour and relevance of Functional Skills, and to ensure that these qualifications better meet employer needs in terms of the knowledge and skills that learners achieve. Ofqual will regulate the new FSQs.
Many aspects of current FSQs are being retained. So, for example, the qualifications will remain graded on a pass/fail basis, questions will often continue to be based on everyday contexts and scenarios, teaching and assessments can still be delivered flexibly, and teachers will still be able to mark assessments for Entry Levels and the speaking, listening and communicating component of English.
But there are some important changes. In particular, there is much more specific common content. This should help to increase comparability between awarding organisationsā qualifications. The content also reflects the Department for Educationās curriculum intention that reformed FSQs should include assessment of underpinning skills.”
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Functional Skills Qualification ReformsĀ
This update from Ofqual outlines how Functional Skills Qualifications (FSQs) in maths and English are being reformed, and provides up-to-date information on the progress the reformed qualifications have made through the technical evaluation process.
“The government has introduced this reform programme to improve the rigour and relevance of Functional Skills, and to ensure that these qualifications better meet employer needs in terms of the knowledge and skills that learners achieve. Ofqual will regulate the new FSQs.
Many aspects of current FSQs are being retained. So, for example, the qualifications will remain graded on a pass/fail basis, questions will often continue to be based on everyday contexts and scenarios, teaching and assessments can still be delivered flexibly, and teachers will still be able to mark assessments for Entry Levels and the speaking, listening and communicating component of English.
But there are some important changes. In particular, there is much more specific common content. This should help to increase comparability between awarding organisationsā qualifications. The content also reflects the Department for Educationās curriculum intention that reformed FSQs should include assessment of underpinning skills.”
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