This section contains information about the different types of qualifications on offer to learners.
Qualifications
Review of vocational education - The Wolf Report
An outline of the key recommendations set out in Professor Alison Wolf's independent review of vocational education.
General article 21 May 2013
Post-16 work experience and enterprise education
Information on post-16 work experience and enterprise education from September 2013.
Multi-page article 05 April 2013
14-16 qualifications: 2014 performance tables
Information about qualifications which will be recognised in school and college performance tables from 2014 onwards.
General article 03 April 2013
14-16 Enrolment in colleges - FAQs
Information about 14-16 enrolment, funding, quality and provision.
FAQ 12 March 2013
Information about the new 14-16 provision
14- to 16-year-olds who wish to study high quality vocational qualifications from September 2013 can now enrol with further education colleges.
General article 26 February 2013
Quality and funding for enrolling full-time 14-16s
Information about the quality and funding of education for 14- to 15-year-olds.
General article 12 February 2013
Response to consultation on 14-16 qualifications
Download the Department's response to a consultation on school performance tables for 14- to 16-year-olds.
General article 31 January 2013
Expectations of Ofqual
Download Nick Gibb and John Hayes' letters to Ofqual in which they set out their expectations of how Ofqual will carry out its responsibilities as regulator of the qualifications market.
General article 26 April 2012
Revised remit of the QCDA
Download Stephen Meek's letter to the QCDA in which he outlines the policy functions of the organisation.
General article 26 April 2012
Performance points at Key Stages 4 and 5
Guidance on calculating performance points for qualifications at Key Stages 4 and 5.
General article 26 April 2012
