HERTFORDSHIRE LEA

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HERTFORDSHIRE LEA

• SECTION 96
• QUALIFICATIONS AND ACCREDITATION

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Schools Achieving Success The White Paper

• Secondary schools cannot meet the aspirations
  of all their pupils without a far better
  structure for vocational education, which is why
  the Government intend to overhaul the curriculum
  beyond the age of 14 to promote far better
  vocational pathways.

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Introduction

• Qualification is defined as a certificate for a
  particular achievement or competence
• National Qualifications Framework requires all
  qualifications in publicly funded institutions to
  be approved by QCA
• Education Act (1996) regulates qualifications and
  specifications schools may offer pupils of
  compulsory school age
• Qualifications must approved under Section 96
• Any scheme that provides young people with a
  certificate or diploma that assesses their
  learning, and is accredited by a person or
  organisation outside the school needs to be
  approved by QCA for publicly funded institutions.

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THE NATIONAL QUALIFCATIONS FRAMEWORK

• Framework contains qualifications at six levels.
  Developed to ensure that there is broad
  equivalence between different qualifications at
  the same level. Students, employers and other
  users can see where learners are and how they can
  progress. Students choosing options at 14 should
  know where those qualifications can lead post-16.
• General Qualifications are related to a specific
  subject
• Vocationally-related Qualifications provide a
  broad introduction to a particular vocational
  area
• Occupational Qualifications are related to a
  specific job and are based on the knowledge and
  skills needed in that job.

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HERTFORDSHIRE LEA

• APPROVED QUALIFICATIONS
• SECTION 96

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Approved external qualifications

• SECTION 96 (Replaces the Section 400 list)
• Under provisions of Sections 96 of the Learning
  and Skills Act 2000, schools, institutions and
  employers in England may offer to those under 19
  a course leading to an external qualification
  which is funded either by the LEA or the Learning
  and Skills Council (LSC) only if the
  qualification has been approved.
• Headteachers should check that any external
  qualification offered at their school is approved
  or meets the conditions of general approval. The
  LEA and the governing body are responsible for
  seeing this in maintained schools. LEAs and the
  LSC are responsible for overseeing this in all
  other cases where they respectively fund courses
  leading to external qualifications.

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Section 96 list Section 2

• A list of the external qualifications to be
  approved specifically for use by those over
  compulsory school leaving age but under 19,
  whether in full-time or part-time learning or n
  work-based training.
• List A contains those that will be approved until
  31 July 2003
• List B contains those approved until July 2002
• Annex 1 contains external qualifications that
  will have been generally approved.
• The full list of approved courses from September
  2000 can be found in the DfEE publication
  Approved External Qualifications under Section
  96 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 for
  pupils, students and trainees under the age of
  19 ( Ref DfEE 0329/2000). The current list of
  approved qualifications for pupils at key Stage 4
  can be found at the following DfEE web site
  location
• http//www.dfee.gov.uk/section400/bodies.htm

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Section 96 list Section 1

• The Section 96 list of approved qualifications
  replaces the Section 400 list from September
  2001.
• There are two sections to the qualifications
  available.
• Section 1
• A list of all the external qualifications, to be
  approved specifically in which pupils of
  compulsory school age, especially those entering
  Year 10 in September 2001, may take examinations
  or otherwise be assessed.
• List A contains those that will be approved until
  31 July 2003
• List B contains those approved until July 2002
• List C contains the qualifications that will be
  withdrawn from July 2001

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Use of External Qualifications at or before Key
Stage 4

• Statutory Curriculum at Key Stage 4
• NC subjects
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Physical Education
• Design and Technology
• ICT
• Modern Foreign Language
• Statutory subjects
• Religious Education
• Careers Education
• Sex Education

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Disapplication at Key Stage 4

• To allow a pupil to participate in extended
  work-related learning
• To allow a pupil to emphasise a curriculum area
  in which they have strengths
• To allow pupils making significantly less
  progress than other pupils to consolidate
  learning across the curriculum
• Two NC subjects DT and MFL and also Science
  for WRL
• www.dfes.gov.uk/natcurr/disapply

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Entry Level Qualifications

• First tier in National Qualifications Framework
• Broadly aligned with NC levels 1,2 and 3
• Accredit achievements below GCSE grade GNVQ
  foundation level and NVQ level 1
• Enable progression towards these qualifications

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Entry level qualifications

• These awards provide students with a point of
  entry and a means of progressing into other first
  level or foundation qualifications
• Designed for pupils not yet ready for GCSE,
  Vocational GCSE or NVQ level 1
• Entry level certificates available in NC subjects
  and broader vocational areas
• Available at three levels in line with NC levels
  1-3
• Certificates can be taken alongside GCSEs,
  Vocational GCSEs or NVQs
• To be called Entry Level Awards
• Additional entry level awards from September 2000

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General Certificate of Education - GCSEs

• Meet the National Curriculum requirements at KS4
• Extensive range of subjects
• Full awards or short courses
• Specification outlines course content and
  identifies coursework achievements
• Grading A - G

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GCSE Changes from September 2001

• New programmes of study for all NC subjects
  except English and ICT
• GCSE specifications have changed (except English
  Literature)
• Following GCSE titles reviewed
• Art and Design replaces Art
• Business and Communications Systems replaces
  Information Studies and Office Applications
• Government and Politics replaces Politics
• Two new short course GCSEs
• Business Studies
• Electronics
• GCSE in Science Rural and Agricultural

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Additional courses which match the full Programme
of Study at Key Stage 4

• Part One GNVQ Engineering and Manufacturing from
  September 2002 the VGCSEs - for Design and
  Technology
• Part One ICT and the Key Skill in Information and
  Technology - for ICT
• The two GNVQ language units together - Modern
  Foreign Languages (equal short course GCSE)
• Entry level qualifications in all NC subjects for
  all those working at NC levels 1, 2 and 3

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Modification of NC to meet statutory requirements

• For Design and Technology
• AS Design and Technology Product Design
• AS Design and Technology Food Technology
• AS Design and Technology Systems and Control
  Technology
• For Modern Foreign Languages
• AS in all MFL
• OCR Certificate in Business Language Competence
• GNVQ language unit - oral communication only - at
  foundation and intermediate level
• For Science
• GNVQ Science (six-unit award) at foundation and
  intermediate level
• AS Science
• AS Science for Public Understanding

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NVQs approved at Key Stage 4

• Section 96
• Chapter 1 Part 8 shows all the titles at levels 1
  and 2 approved for Key Stage 4
• Pupils can study individual units and ave them
  accredited
• NTOs support these NVQ titles for use by pupils
  of compulsory school age
• The NVQ awarding bodies provide guidelines on
  assessment

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National Vocational Qualifications NVQs

• NVQs focus on developing practical skills for
  jobs at work - trainees learn on the job and
  are assessed for what they can do at work
• For some pupils who follow programmes that
  include regular work placement and/or at FE
  college or with training provider
• NVQs for pupils
• doing work-based placement
• to demonstrate competence in a particular area
• to gain qualifications that recognise work they
  are already do
• Assessment on knowledge, skills and understanding
• Level 1 equivalent to GCSE grades D-G
• Level 2 equivalent to GCSE grades A-C

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National Vocational Qualifications NVQs

• Assessment on knowledge, skills and understanding
• Level 1 equivalent to GCSE grades D-G
• Level 2 equivalent to GCSE grades A-C
• The standards of progression for NVQ cover five
  levels
• NVQ Level 1 Craft level
• NVQ Level 2 Skilled Work
• NVQ Level 3 Supervisory
• NVQ Level 4 Management
• NVQ Level 5 Senior Management

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Other Vocational Qualifications VQ (RVQ)

• Wide range of certificates and progression awards
  are now approved at KS4
• VQs can be taken alongside NVQ, GNVQ, GCSE or
  Entry Level qualifications
• For example, a Hospitality and Catering programme
  could include
• NVQ units Food Preparation and Cooking
• GNVQ units Hospitality and Catering
• VQ Food Hygiene Certificate

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Key Skills

• Units and qualifications that can be applied to
  vocational and general programmes, which
  demonstrate that students have reached an
  identified standard
• Five levels of key skills
• At levels 1- 4 there is a unit in each of the key
  skills
• At level 5, there is a single unit, Personal
  Skills Development

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Key Skills Units

• Three Key Skills self-standing units are approved
  for use by pupils of compulsory school age.
• Communication
• Application of Number
• IT
• Wider Key Skills are qualifications in their own
  right and do not require approval
• Improving Own Learning and Performance
• Problem Solving
• Working with Others
• Recommend they are used in conjunction with other
  provision such as
• ASDAN Youth Awards
• OCR National Skills Profile

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New Qualifications To Support Careers Education

• Awarding bodies can help schools and colleges
  with resources and useful advice. In addition,
  you may find the following materials useful
• Better Practice Practical Strategies for
  Developing Excellence in Careers Education,
  NACGT/The Careers Forum/AICE (2000)
• Careers education in the New Curriculum its
  relationship to PSHE and citizenship at key
  stages 3 and 4, DfEE (2000) DfEE/0039/2000
• Keys skills for developing employability, QCA
  (2001) QCA/001/752
• Developing skills for career management,
  QCA(2001) QCA/001/751
• Learning through work-related contexts - a guide
  to successful practice, QCA (1998) QCA/98/310
• Preparation for working life, QCA( 1999)
  QCA/99/384
• Wider opportunities for work-related learning at
  key stage 4, QCA (1999) QCA/99/471

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Careers Education Approved Qualifications

• ASDAN
• Level 1 Certificate in Career Planning
• Level 2 Certificate in Career Planning
• Edexcel
• Entry level Certificate in Skills for Working
  Life
• NCFE
• Level 1 Certificate in Employment Skills
• Level 2 Certificate in Employment Skills
• OCR
• Entry level Certificate in Preparation for
  Employment
• Entry level Certificate in Job Seeking Skills
• Level 1 Certificate in Preparation for Employment
• Level 2 Certificate in Preparation for Employment
• Level 1 Certificate in Career Planning
• Level 2 Certificate in Career Planning

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AS Level Use Of Mathematics

• Developed from free standing mathematics units
• Targeted at GCSE intermediate students and above
• Designed to support mathematics in other subjects
• Contains more IT than previous units
• Four units - 3 existing plus new unit
  Understanding Maths Thinking 2 mandatory
• Drafts on QCA website

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HERTFORDSHIRE LEA

• FLEXIBILITY IN THE SECONDARY CURRICULUM

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Flexibility At Ks4

• QCA Flexibility in the Secondary Curriculum
• Starting point for curriculum design at KS3 and
  KS4
• Schools have opportunity to use wider range of
  specified qualifications at KS4 including
• New Entry Level Awards
• Part One GNVQ ( Vocational GCSEs)
• NVQs
• New approved qualifications - work experience
• Key Skills Qualification
• Wider Key Skills
• 6-unit GNVQ/ACVE
• AS levels

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Key Stage 4 General Flexibility

• Web site URL - www.qca.org.uk/nq/framework/framewo
  rk_ks4.asp
• Flexibility on emphasis on each NC subject
• Organisation of learning within the curriculum
• Organisation of learning within key stage -
  sequencing
• Completing PoS earlier - introduce other subjects
• Determining teaching and learning approaches
• Matching learning to pupils needs
• Choice of qualifications
• Contexts for learning

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Key Stage 4 Additional Flexibility From
September 2000

• More vocational qualifications approved for
  pre-16 use
• NVQs ( 8 more) , Progression Awards
• Key skills units in Communication, AoN and Key
  Skills Qualification
• Entry level qualifications - vocational
• Part One GNVQ
• Qualifications specified to meet the statutory
  requirement for DT, MFL and Science - not
  meeting the full programme of study

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Key Stage 4 Additional Flexibility From
September 2000

• AS DT in product design, food technology and
  systems and control technology
• AS in modern foreign languages
• OCR Certificate in Business Language Competence
• GNVQ language unit in Oral Communication
  (foundation and intermediate)
• GNVQ Science (foundation and intermediate)

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Key Stage 4 Additional Flexibility Section 363
Regulations

• Disapplication for extended work-related learning
• Using regulations to disapply for two new
  purposes from September 2000
• to allow a pupil with individual strengths to
  emphasise a particular curriculum area
• to allow a pupil making significantly less
  progress than other pupils of his/her age to
  consolidate learning across the curriculum
• General disapplication