The 2016 GCSE results show a fall of 2.1% in the pass rate, down to 66.9% for A*- C grades. The fall in overall results has been attributed to a policy in England to encourage more pupils to get A* - C grade GCSEs in maths and English. In 2014 the government decided that all 16 - [...]
We have released an update to bksbLIVE 2 called TRIGGERS. Under Admin Settings/Admin Dashboard, you will find ‘triggers’. A trigger is something that is applied to a group of learners and is actioned when a learner (of that group) completes a part of their course or perhaps achieves a certain level. Examples might be: When a [...]
We are delighted to have been awarded 'Gold Standard' Work Experience accreditation from the Fair Train Organisation again for continuing our provision of high-quality work experience. Funded by UKCES, the Fair Train Work Experience Quality Standards have been developed in collaboration with a number of important education sector organisations including, the AoC, AELP and National Apprenticeship Service. [...]
We are pleased to announce that GCSE English End Tests will be live from Friday (19/08/2016). For anyone who has used bksb’s Skill Checks for Functional Skills, the GCSE End Tests (ETs) will look and feel very familiar. Designed to assess a student’s understanding of the information within the associated Interactive Resource, ETs exist for all [...]