§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will set out the(a) remit and (b) timetable of the review of AS-levels and details of the process of reporting the results of the review. [1618]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe review will concentrate on the examination and assessment requirements of the new advanced level qualifications. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has asked for a first report in July on those issues and a further report in December in the light of the summer results.
The outcome of the QCA review will be made public together with the Government's response.
§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many pupils have sat the new AS levels in the current year; what the average number of subjects studied was; and what the cost of the new AS level exams has been for schools; [1626]
(2) how many students in further education colleges have undertaken AS levels in the current year; and what the cost of the exams has been to further education colleges. [1627]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThis information is not available, but an announcement on Advanced level results will be made on 16 August.