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Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the requirement for students studying Level 2 FE college courses to also study Maths and English GCSE if they have not already achieved that standard prior t

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
25 Nov 2024
Answer
25 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the requirement for students studying Level 2 FE college courses to also study Maths and English GCSE if they have not already achieved that standard prior t

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The department considers level 2 English and mathematics to be essential for enabling students to achieve and to seize opportunities in life, learning and work.The Curriculum and Assessment Review is looking at how best to support 16 to 19-year-olds who c...

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