DfE announces BTECs included in 2017 performance tables (16-19) in England
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced the Applied General, Technical Level and Technical Certificate qualifications included on the 2017 performance tables for 16-19 students in England. Find out what BTECs are included in the 2017 tables and how to contact us if you want more information.
The DfE also confirmed the qualifications included on the Key Stage 4 Performance Tables for 14-16 students in England.
Read our summary of the 2017 Key Stage 4 performance tables
All the BTECs we submitted for this category will count on the 2017 performance tables for 16-19 students in England.
This means continuity for everyone teaching these BTEC subjects at level 3, as all the BTEC qualifications approved for the 2017 list were also on the 2016 list.
Here’s a quick overview by subject:
BTECs included as Technical Levels on the 2017 performance tables (16-19) in England |
How many on the list? |
|---|---|
Applied Law |
1 |
Art and Design |
3 |
Childcare |
3 |
Construction and the Built Environment |
5 |
Creative Media Production |
4 |
Engineering, Aviation and Vehicle Technology |
26 |
Hospitality |
2 |
Information Technology |
2 |
Land-based subjects |
37 |
Music Technology |
2 |
Production Arts |
4 |
Travel and Tourism |
4 |
On 18 December 2014, the DfE released the list of qualifications that will be included in the Applied General category for performance measures in 2017.
We already had BTECs on the Applied General “interim” list, and are delighted that the qualifications we submitted for inclusion have all been accepted. This includes BTECs in the following sectors:
- Applied Science
- Business
- Health and Social Care
- IT
- Performing Arts
- Sport.
See a full list of BTECs included on the Technical Level and Applied General lists:
Updated – February 2015
The DfE has accepted 23 BTECs in 9 subject areas as Technical Certificates for the 2017 performance tables.
It also rejected 14 BTECs in 7 subject areas, and we appealed these decisions.
Results of appeal
We appealed the decision not to include 7 BTEC Firsts submitted for the Technical Certificate and we can now confirm that, unfortunately, the DfE has rejected our appeal, upholding its original decision.
We are working hard to find a solution that means you can continue to offer BTEC Firsts in these areas and still be recognised for the achievements of your learners. We’ll update our website with this information as soon as we can.
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Here’s a summary of the current situation:
Subject |
How many on the list? |
|---|---|
Applied Science |
0 |
Art and Design |
0 |
Business |
0 |
Childcare |
1 |
Construction and the Built Environment |
2 |
Creative Digital Media Production |
2 |
Engineering |
2 |
Entrepreneurship |
1 |
Health and Social Care |
0 |
Hospitality |
2 |
Information Technology |
2 |
Land-based subjects |
9 |
Music |
0 |
Performing Arts |
0 |
Sport |
0 |
Travel and Tourism |
2 |
Contact us
We’re here to help, and we’ll be updating this bulletin as we find out more. So please do bookmark this page – and if you’d like to talk any of this through with one of our subject specialists, you can get in touch through our contact us pages.