We have now received accredition from QCA for all our revised GCSE specifications except Chinese and most of the specimen assessment material.

To assist you with Key Skills, Edexcel has produced a pack of twelve posters detailing what students need to know and do in order to complete the units.

The Institute of Management (IM), Britain's leading professional organisation for managers, and Edexcel have joined forces in a unique partnership to provide new and extensive opportunities for students.

This qualification leads to the award of three certificates: the BTEC Higher Diploma in the Management of Care Services (BTEC Higher Dip MCS); BTEC NVQ level 4 in Management, and the D32 and D33 Training and Development units.

Free-Standing Mathematics Units (FSMUs) are now available; a new qualification which can be used in a variety of ways alongside academic, vocational or work-placed qualifications.

Edexcel, one of the country's major awarding bodies, has welcomed the government's announcement that new vocational GCSEs will be introduced from 2002.

Students' exam grades are awarded on a fair basis, according to a major independent report which also makes twelve recommendations to change the school examination system.

QCA has issued the first ever 'league table' report on how examining boards handled Enquiries About Results - when schools and colleges query examination grades - in 1999. Edexcel has issued a statement following the publication of this report.

Following the announcement regarding "Vocational 'A' levels" by David Blunkett, the Secretary of State for Education & Employment, QCA is now reviewing the GNVQ specifications and proposed assessment. All Edexcel's GNVQ specifications are with QCA and we are awaiting feedback - due by the end of March. Following this, we will be finalising the specifications and anticipate that they will be posted on our website later this term.

Major survey of parents shows confidence in the education system.

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