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2000 Archive 

27/11/2000
GCSE Update
We have now received accredition from QCA for all our revised GCSE specifications except Chinese and most of the specimen assessment material.

17/11/2000
Display Key Skills in Colour!
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.

10/11/2000
Unique Link-Up to Help Britain's Future Business Leaders
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.

11/10/2000
BTEC Higher Diploma in the Management of Care Services
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.

20/09/2000
Free-Standing Maths Units (FSMUs)
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.

12/07/2000
Vocational GCSEs Welcomed by Edexcel
Edexcel, one of the country's major awarding bodies, has welcomed the government's announcement that new vocational GCSEs will be introduced from 2002.

04/04/2000
QCA Report: Enquiries About Results
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.

04/04/2000
Verdict on Exams Delivered
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.

28/01/2000
Children Studying Harder and Smarter Than Our Generation Say Parents
Major survey of parents shows confidence in the education system.