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14-19 Education Developments

Governments across the UK are keenly interested in improving the curriculum available to young people and the qualifications which they may take. In addition they are extremely concerned at the low level of the UK’s skills base and are all extremely committed to ways in which this can be improved.

• ENGLAND
  Major changes to the 14-19 Curriculum are in hand, including the new Diplomas, changes to A levels including the A* grade, the introduction of the Extended Project etc. For further details please click here.
  To look at information for higher education please click here.
• WALES
  Currently the major change in Wales which has implications for higher education admissions is the introduction of the Welsh Baccalaureate. For further details please click here.
• SCOTLAND
  For further details regarding future developments under the heading of ‘A Curriculum for Excellence’ please click here.
• NORTHERN IRELAND
  CCEA continues to look at issues around stretch and challenge.
• SKILLS
  Lord Leitch’s recent review of skills is a major examination of skills in the UK workforce which is likely to be highly influential.

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Reviewed: July 2009