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Curriculum and qualifications
This section provides detailed information regarding curriculum development and qualifications that are relevant to higher education.
You may also find it useful to use the National Database of Accredited Qualifications: you can search for all accredited qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Curriculum development
Find out about the latest developments to the curriculum.
UCAS Tariff
Learn about the points system used to report achievement for entry to higher education in a numerical format.
Access programmes
Find out how Access programmes prepare students for higher education and how to make offers that are appropriate to Access to HE students.
Accreditation of Prior Learning
An explanation of Accreditation of Prior Learning and how it is used in further education, adult education and higher education.
BTEC National qualifications
Understand the structure of the BTEC National qualifications.
English language proficiency
A list of tests that international students take to demonstrate their knowledge of the English language.
UK Qualifications
Access the UK Qualifications publication as a pdf.
International Qualifications
Access the International Qualifications publication as a pdf.