The new secondary curriculum reforms start in September 2008. The key elements of the reforms are:

• An encouragement for schools to develop greater flexibility in the curriculum, especially through the use of PLTs (Personal Learning and Thinking Skills)
• A revision  of GCSE and A level specifications
• The introduction of Functional Skills
• Four key pathways of qualifications : Diplomas, GCSEs and A levels, Apprenticeships and the Foundation Learning Tier
• The pathways and the entitlement for all learners to access these qualifications has to be delivered by each partnership by 2013

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