Cambridge Assessment, which owns the exam board OCR, said the research confirmed its own work on higher education, and added that it was already working on new qualifications to boost the mathematics skills of A-level science students.
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Andrew Hall, chief executive of the AQA exam board, said it was "a clear and stable set of results" that showed there had been a "safe delivery of the new qualifications" despite fears of turbulence.
He isn't sure yet how he will put his new qualification to use, but "the idea of an academic career is becoming more attractive," he says.
First, the Treasury announced cuts across every department; then came the pledge of fewer NHS targets starting with waiting times; last week it was the turn of education, and confirmation that the new primary curriculum would not go ahead, nor the new qualifications – saving millions of pounds.
However, the principles behind the introduction of the new qualifications and the ongoing implementation of Curriculum for Excellence are not in themselves matters of political controversy within Scotland.
After investment in excess of £55bn and the introduction of new qualifications, along with a more cohesive system, the FE sector has successfully prepared itself for the challenges ahead.
Mike Nicholson, head of student recruitment and admissions at Bath University and a member of the AQA exam board council of trustees, said: "For teachers in England there's an awful lot of change with a whole range of new qualifications.
"This will make sure that the year group students are not disadvantaged or advantaged because of the introduction of the new qualifications, and will provide some certainty about what to expect at this time of significant change".
