Further Education: Qualifications
2026-07-01 · Department for Education · 15620 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that GCSE grade requirements are not blocking student progression into post-16 education.
Answer
The department does not set GCSE grade requirements for progression to post-16 education. Decisions about entry requirements are made by schools and colleges.We are creating coherent post-16 pathways, with V levels, T Levels and A levels at level 3, and n...