In this section you can access the latest news, press notices and other information related to the range of qualifications available outside of A Levels, GCSEs and the Diploma for pupils aged 16 to 19.
Other qualifications
Qualifications for 14-16: 2015 performance tables
Details about qualifications for inclusion in the 2015 performance tables, and links to further information.
General article 24 May 2012
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
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
Government publishes response to the Wolf Review
Children who fail to get good English and maths GCSEs will continue to study those subjects to 18 and more young people will take vocational courses leading to higher education or good jobs.
Press notice 12 May 2011
