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January 2007

Higher Education Experience: QCA has produced guidance for schools and colleges who are investigating the use of higher education units as part of their 16-19 curriculum. The guidance explores how HE units can enhance the development of higher-level skills needed for success in HE and beyond.

November 2006

Vocational provision at key stage 4: case studies illustrating how schools and colleges are currently using vocational provision pre-16. Examples used include BTECs and GCSEs in vocational subjects.

Using alternatives to GNVQs: case studies based on schools and colleges who have made clear decisions about the qualification most suited to their students following the withdrawal of GNVQ.

June 2006

Vocational provision at key stage 4: guidance for teachers and managers seeking to develop vocational provision pre-16:

investigating the costs and benefits of vocational qualifications in key stage 4
choosing which vocational qualifications to offer in key stage 4
using NVQs in key stage 4

Updated work-related learning pages to include support materials for teachers of students with learning difficulties, sent to schools in April. The following leaflets are now available:

May 2006

Progression is the means by which people reach their full potential in learning and work. QCA has produced seven leaflets on progression, each aimed at a different audience.

April 2006

Report on Vocational Provision at Key Stage 4: QCA has conducted a review of vocational provision for 14- to 16-year-olds in schools, based on those taking qualifications in 2004.

February 2006

UCAS/QCA report on post-16 provision in schools and colleges (June 2005) is the seventh in a series of surveys carried out since the initial implementation of Curriculum 2000.

11-19 reform programme: Information about how QCA is taking forward proposals from the 14–19 Education and Skills White Paper (February 2005), including links to further details and consultations on the main QCA website.

October 2005

Updated work-related learning pages to include support materials sent to all mainstream schools in September. The following leaflets are now available:

New guidance and case studies on the following:

August 2005

Updated pages and new case studies of centres that are choosing and using alternatives to GNVQs

How centres are using AEAs (Advanced Extension Awards) to stretch and challenge their most able candidates

July 2005

A new suite of GCEs in applied subjects, replacing VCEs, will be available for first teaching from September 2005. Guidance on using new GCEs, successors to VCEs supports their introduction

May 2005

New guidance and case studies on teaching A level biology

April 2005

14-19 entitlement - an analysis of LEA statements of 14-19 entitlement

Additional case studies on key stage 4 entitlement in modern foreign languages

Enterprise education - case studies for the use of subject teachers. An extensive suite of new, short case studies on how the skills for enterprise can be developed within subjects at key stage 4.

New guidance and case studies on teaching A level chemistry

New guidance and case studies on teaching A level physics

New guidance and case studies on teaching A level psychology

New guidance and case studies on teaching VCE science/ applied science

March 2005

Informing choices, QCA's latest information and guidance for those advising young people on choices about learning and work, was distributed in early March. It is intended for form tutors of years 9 and 11, careers staff, personal advisers and mentors.

It provides information on the qualifcations available to 14-19 learners and the curriculum opportunities available in many areas. It is intended as a supplement to local key stage 4 and post-16 prospectuses.

The text is now available on this website.

You can also order more hard copies from the QCA Orderline on 08700 606015, email orderline@qca.org.uk or from QCA Orderline, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN.

New guidance and case studies on teaching A level PE.