Episode 2 - Defunded Not Derailed: Curriculum Planning and How to Prepare
About This Event
This week's announcements changed everything. With V Levels confirmed and the full list of defunded qualifications published on Tuesday, colleges now have the clarity they've been waiting for, and the clock is ticking.
In Episode Two of Defunded, Not Derailed, we move from policy context to practical action. What does a well-designed mixed study programme actually look like? How do you structure pathways that protect learner progression in a defunded landscape? And what should senior leaders be doing right now?
Gavin O'Meara is joined by Dean O'Donoghue (Cambridge OCR), Mike Chapman, Campus Principal at Education Partnership North East, and Rob Nitsch, CEO of the Federation of Awarding Bodies, to explore how colleges are approaching curriculum planning for 2026, including the decisions, risks, and frameworks that can help.
Defunded Not Derailed was produced by FE News in partnership with Cambridge OCR.
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