This section contains information about the different types of qualifications on offer to learners.
Qualifications
Reform of 14-16 Performance Tables from 2014
Information about qualifications which will be recognised in School and College Performance Tables from 2014 onwards.
General article 19 March 2012
Performance points at Key Stages 4 and 5
Guidance on calculating performance points for qualifications at Key Stages 4 and 5.
General article 13 March 2012
Response to consultation on 14-16 qualifications
Download the Department's response to a consultation on school performance tables for 14-16-year-olds.
General article 10 February 2012
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 31 January 2012
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 01 December 2011
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 14 January 2011
