Further Education Students
I weld y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg, cliciwch yma.
The Welsh Government has published FAQs on Further Education and Exams and Assessments.
- Is my college still open?
- Will A levels and GCSEs still take place this year?
- What’s happening with assessment of BTECs and other vocational qualifications?
- Will Education Maintenance Allowance or Welsh Government Learning Grant payments still continue?
- Will my college keep their nursery open?
- I’m studying an Access to Higher Education Diploma, will I get results based on predicted grades in the same way as A level learners?
- Can delivery of the Flexible Adult Learning programme be extended into the summer term if required?
- What resources will be available for learners now face to face teaching has ceased? What approach will institutions take to allowing learners to resume study after the pandemic?
- What support will be available for learners who don't have access to computers at home?
- Some learners would have been due to start in spring 2020. What will happen with their courses?
- Have institutions attempted to identify learners whose own health, or the health of their dependents, may require special consideration when assessing risk and adapting procedures particularly as they will no longer physically attend?
- What is being done to support learners’ welfare and mental health in post-16 learning? Is there a role for additional government funding/ direction to do this?
- There is a need to support healthcare professional learners, what precautions or actions should these learners be taking?
- What will happen with graduations?
- What additional provision for Tier 4 visa advice is available, and is this provision being made available remotely?
- Are summer examinations going ahead?
- How will you ensure that the decision to cancel summer examinations won’t have an adverse impact on students’ progression and life chances?
- How will AS levels be affected?
- When will children get their GCSE and A-level results?
- How will my grade be assessed?
- How will teachers awarding grades affect external (private) candidates and home educated learners?
- When will learners have the next opportunity to sit exams?
Further Education Providers are publishing regular updates on measures taken during the pandemic:
