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News Releases : 2006
Edexcel responds to TES article about new technology
Statement from Edexcel on the National Curriculum Test contract
Edexcel today welcomed the Chancellor's focus on education and skills in his tenth Pre-Budget Report
As a key sponsor of last week’s Association of Colleges Conference, Edexcel hosted a series of events for College Principals and special guests.
A post-Enterprise Week look at how Edexcel and Trident are supporting enterprise education and training
From Tuesday 21 November, for five days, The Independent will be offering Astronomy posters – based around themes from Edexcel’s GCSE Astronomy specification - free with every copy of the paper.
The London Symphony Orchestra will explore two works from the Edexcel A Level music specification in a live web stream
A new computer game, developed for Edexcel by PIXELearning, enables Business Studies students to develop enterprise skills
The last of Edexcel's three conferences looking at information and poilicies on vocational education and training
A survey commissioned by Edexcel reveals that around two thirds of people believe work experience helped them choose the direction of their career.
National Training Awards and GoSkills' inaugural awards recognise the value of apprenticeships
Edexcel's BTEC Nationals road show aims to encourage students to stay in education post-sixteen
Edexcel is pleased to announce that it has been funded by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to run an Extended Project pilot.
Three conferences from Edexcel looking at the future of vocational education and training
Trident Trust, the UK's largest national provider of work experience for students aged 14-16 years, has become part of Edexcel, the UK's leading examining and awarding body.
Edexcel's new microsite is designed to be a valuable information resource for teachers, senior managers in schools and colleges, and anyone interested in developments in 14 – 19 education.
The Independent, in collaboration with Edexcel, has produced a series of double-sided, glossy posters featuring popular science and geography topics.
An article detailing the benefits of BTEC HNDs, by Ian Fleming, HE Manager, Edexcel
This summer, a ground-breaking pilot project is set to change the world of examinations forever.
A thank you to every Edexcel examiner and moderator
New research reveals that over half of UK adults actually did better than expected when they sat their exams.
Over thirty thousand school students have received their results for the BTEC qualifications they have studied alongside their GCSEs and A levels in school and over 3,000 have secured university places after their grades were confirmed to schools and UCAS during July.
A survey commissioned by Edexcel reveals that 66% think that the World Cup had no affect on their kid's exams
In an exciting pilot project, students will be able to see their results online on results day
Edexcel Online offers simple and efficient BTEC centre and qualification approval
Isabel Sutcliffe appointed, following the retirement of Dr Paul Sokoloff
A team of BTEC students have won an international Enterprise Challenge
Edexcel hosted its third fundraising abseil for the British Red Cross.
The first students to study Edexcel’s ground breaking Diploma in Digital Applications (DiDA) have completed their two-year course.
Seven colleges were honoured at fforwm's annual awards 2006 for outsanding contributions in the further education sector
The Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence, currently studied by young professional footballers, is now available for promising youngsters in cricket, tennis, aquatic sports and rugby union.
Edexcel offers a range of qualifications in Sport and Sport & Exercise Sciences.
BTEC Professional Award in Local Governance now available to Councillors across England
Jerry Jarvis looks at two issues – early results and research and presentation skills as a new form of coursework – in response to features published in the TES (week ending 29 May 2006)
Edexcel will use special web-based tool to investigate suspected cases of plagiarism
TfL London Buses' new asessment centre awarded its first BTEC certificates at a special reception at City Hall
Students working towards their BTEC Higher National Diploma in Sculpture at Stafford College reveal the face of a 15th century woman.
A conference exploring the opportunities for work-based learning in the health and social care sector
Edexcel to offer two new national legal qualifications
The Edexcel Award for Lifelong Learning is now open for applications
New, online service available for BTEC centre and qualification approval
Top tips from examiners for students sitting forthcoming exams
Over two hundred of the UK’s most senior examiners attended a national examiners’ conference ahead of the 2006 examination series, to look at how onscreen assessment had developed and preview the future of technology in assessment.
TALENTED Carlisle animator Carl Sowerby's work features on the new Gorillaz single, which is out on Monday
31/03/2006 Letter sent to the TES for publication on the 28th march, but they have not published it.
Yet again the TES fails to completely tell an accurate story
On Friday 17th March, Edexcel's Managing Director, Jerry Jarvis, presented tutors and learners at Hull College for winning Edexcel's Lifelong Learning Award
Edexcel is developing a new suite of GCEs for first teaching in September 2008.
Edexcel has said: Creationism is not in the national curriculum nor is it in Edexcel's science specifications. Edexcel did include the subject in an early draft scheme of work to outline teaching plans for lessons in its 360Science but creationism will not feature in teaching materials or assessment as it is not in our specification.
Edexcel has added a third examination date for its popular 360Science course.
Their first album has become the fastest-selling debut album in UK chart history.
MPs Barry Sheerman and John Healey join Edexcel to find the student who wrote the five millionth script marked onscreen.
Tom Pattison has a plausible excuse for not being able to make the University of Derby’s Awards Ceremonies
Edexcel’s response to the Times Education Supplement nib page 16 from Dr Alison Thomson. Edexcel’s Chair of Internal Assessment for GCSE Science
This update is about changes to GCSE mathematics. QCA announced in April 2005 the introduction of two-tier GCSE mathematics for first teaching in 2006 with first award in 2008
There cannot be one person in the country over 16 who does not remember collecting their exam results. They may recall the trepidation they felt on that day in August when exam results were announced. But the traditional traipse by A level and GCSE students to schools to pick up these results could soon be a thing of the past.
