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Promoting achievement, valuing success: a strategy for 14–19 qualifications (March 2008)
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Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, published proposals to simplify the qualifications system so that all courses are well understood and valued, and offer young people a clear route into further study or directly into skilled employment. The proposals form part of a Qualifications Strategy for 14-19 year olds published for consultation today which sets out plans to incorporate the very best of existing qualifications into four key national qualification structures: Diplomas; GCSEs and A-levels; Apprenticeships; and a Foundation Learning Tier of courses that act as a route into higher level qualifications.
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