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Section 96 Qualifications
Approved External Qualifications -
SECTION 96 (Replaces the Section
400 list)
Introduction
Under provisions of Sections 96, 98 100 and 101 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.
Section 96 list
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- List C contains the qualifications that will be withdrawn from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
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:
If you require further information or guidance on approved qualifications
please contact juliet.greely@hertscc.gov.uk
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