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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams and Sally Weale

Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England

A student using a spirit level on a wooden frame under a teacher's guidance
The new GCSEs will replace the level-two vocational and technical awards offered by some schools in England. Photograph: Peter Muller/Getty Images/Image Source

Teenagers are to be offered a range of new vocational GCSEs under a radical shake-up of the school system in England designed to tackle a crisis that has left nearly a million young people out of work or training.

From 2029, pupils will be able to supplement compulsory GCSE subjects such as English, maths and sciences with courses such as construction, creative media production and child development, marking the biggest changes to the qualification for more than a decade.

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