Overview of UK Qualifications 

Cambridge Latin Course Accreditation

The University of Cambridge offers certificated accreditation for students studying the Cambridge Latin Course.

Entry Level Certificates

Entry Level Certificates are pitched just below GCSE level and are regulated qualifications. Schools often teach Entry Level certificates to lower year groups, for example year 9, as preparation for GCSE or as a stand alone course to support KS3 and KS4. They are also useful as an alternative to GCSE for less able students who are not at GCSE standard, and can be co-taught with GCSE.

Level 1 and 2 Certificates

Level 2 certificates are equivalent to Higher Tier at GCSE and Level 1 is equivalent to Foundation Tier. These are useful for teachers who might have students able to reach GCSE standard, but insufficient time to teach a full GCSE. These are especially helpful as new rules around GCSE Short Courses mean that few subjects still have these available.

GCSE (9-1) 

GCSE (9-1) is the new GCSE qualification created as part of the 2015 onwards reform process. The qualification has a new 9 - 1 grading system and the aim of these reforms was to raise standards and make GCSEs more rigourous. More details about these reforms can be found in the Qualification Reform section.

AS and A Level 

As part of the government's reform process, AS and A Levels were also reformed. The intention with these qualifications was not to raise standards, but instead to create 2 year linear A Level courses and de-couple the AS and A Level. More details about these reforms can be found in the Qualification Reform section.