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Pilot seeks to take learners into the metaverse

Metaverse Learning has been awarded £50k by the Assessment Innovation Fund, supported by NCFE and Ufi VocTech Trust, for its pilot seeking to overcome limitations with virtual reality by delivering more tailored learning experiences.

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National awards celebrating stories at the heart of education open for nominations

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Aspiration Awards, a national celebration of the outstanding achievements of learners, apprentices, educators, support staff, and educational institutions across the UK.

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GCSEs: Pilot study reveals impact of data analysis on closing achievement gaps

Access to data and insights helps previously underperforming pupils match or significantly improve grades compared to their peers, research by Pupil Progress and the awarding organisation NCFE has shown.

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Report highlights charity’s impact on deprived communities

The Social Impact Report 2024 showcases how NCFE's technical and vocational qualifications and investments are making a difference, with over 60% of the training providers it works with situated in England's five most deprived areas.

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FE learners challenged with transforming the future of assessments

A new competition has been launched to help find innovative uses of artificial intelligence (AI) within assessments, challenging learners to showcase their creativity in order to revolutionise the future of assessments and exams.

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NCFE joins Workforce Digital Skills Charter in bid to tackle UK’s digital skills gap

NCFE has become a signatory of the Workforce Digital Skills Charter, an ambitious initiative launched by FutureDotNow that is designed to address the growing digital skills gap within the UK workforce.

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New report recommends better assessment design to tackle potential AI threat to academic integrity

The large-scale investigation was conducted by researchers from The Open University (OU), in partnership with the awarding organisation and leader in technical and vocational education NCFE.

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Free online module launches to support autistic individuals into FE

The resource has been created by the Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) and the educational charity and awarding organisation NCFE after a three-year project focused on autism support and inclusive pathways.