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The article documents key changes to the Register of Regulated Qualifications, GCSE developments (including the proposed English Baccalaureate Certificates), and A level reforms. 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[http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/research-matters/](http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/research-matters/)© UCLES 2013  \nChanging times, changing qualifcations  \nNicky Rushton Research Division  \nIntroduction  \nDuring recent years there have been many changes in education and assessment in England. Since 2000, curricula have been updated, particular skills have been included then removed from assessment, several new qualifications for students in English secondary schools have been added to the Register of Regulated Qualifications and other qualifications have been withdrawn. When so many changes occur in a short space of time it is difficult to keep track of them, and the time at which they happened. This is particularly problematic when identifying the dates that qualifications were available.  \nThis article tracks some of the changes that have occurred in England since 2000 in secondary school education and general qualifications. The year 2000 was chosen as the starting year for the analysis because it coincided with the first teaching of a new version of the National Curriculum in England and a major change to A levels. The article is divided into three sections: qualifications being added and withdrawn from the Register of Regulated Qualifications; changes to GCSEs (includingthe proposed English Baccalaureate Certificates); and changes to A levels.  \nFor each section, a time line is included to provide an overview of the  \nmost important dates. Following on from this are summaries of the major events associated with each qualification/reform and references that have been identified for this information. These summaries do not give a comprehensive account of any particular event or document. Instead, relevant references are provided as a useful starting point to enable the reader to investigate further. Where possible, the references given are for published documents and publications, so that the reader can use them as a reference for the dates of particular events without needing to carryout further research. Occasionally it has been necessary to provide links to web pages instead. If this has been done, every effort has been made to ensure that the links are likely to prove permanent.  \nIntroduction and withdrawal of qualifications  \nSince 2000, several new qualifications have been introduced and further qualifications have been withdrawn from the list of accredited qualifications. This section lists key dates and information for some of the qualifications offered in schools and colleges represented in Table 1 and the timeline in Figure 1.  \nAQA Bacc  \nCambridge Pre-U  \nInternational GCSEs (IGCSEs)  \nAdvanced Extension Award  \nDiplomas & Extended Project  \nKey Skills & Functional Skills  \n2008  \n2008 2009  \n2010  \nFirst award of Cambridge Pre-U  \n200  \n2010  \n2007 08  \nFirst award of Edexcel Certificates  \nFinal award of Diplomas  \nLast award of Key Skills  \nAnnouncement of DIplomas –  \n14 lines of learning developed in 3 phases  \nLast award of OCR phase 2 and 3 Diplomas  \nFirst award of Advanced Extension Awards (AEA)  \nFirst teaching of Key Skills at levels 2 and 3  \nFirst teaching Cambridge Pre-U  \nFirst award of Cambridge Certificates  \nGovernment lifts restriction on IGCSEs in state schools  \nFunctional Skills pilot  \nFirst award of 7 Extended project  \nPilot for Diploma students  \nFirst award of AQA Bacc  \nLast award  \nfor all AEAs except Mathematics  \n08  \nFirst teaching phase 3 Diplomas. Announcement phase 4 Diplomas would not be developed  \n2010  \nAnnouncement of phase 4 Diplomas  \n2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014  \nFigure 1: Key dates for offering qualifications  \nYear Details  \n\n| Advanced Extension Award\u003Cbr>2002 The Advanced Extension Award (AEA) was introduced in 17 subjects, with the first examinations taking place in the summer of 2002 (UCAS, 2004) . 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