Social:Key Stage 5
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Short description: Educational level in the UK
Key Stage 5 refers to the education of students ages 16 to 19 in sixth forms and further education colleges in England and Northern Ireland.[1][2][3] It follows Key Stage 4, and technically falls outside the national curriculum.[4] During Key Stage 5, pupils study for A-levels or an equivalent qualification.[5] Other advanced level qualifications pursued at Key Stage 5 may include AS level, International Baccalaureate diploma, and vocational and technical qualifications (VTQ) such as BTEC, BTEC extended diploma, or T Level.[6] In November 2025, the UK government published plans to introduce a new V Leval qualification to sit alongside A Levels and T Levels.[7][8]
See also
- Key Stage
- Key Stage 1
- Key Stage 2
- Key Stage 3
- Key Stage 4
- GCE Advanced Level
References
- ↑ "How is the national curriculum changing?". BBC News. 1 September 2014. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-28989714.
- ↑ "Northern Irish schools and curriculum". https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/uk-schools/advice/northern-irish-schools-and-curriculum.
- ↑ "Welsh schools and the Curriculum for Wales". https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/uk-schools/advice/welsh-schools-and-the-curriculum-for-wales.
- ↑ Wallace, Susan (2015). "key stage (KS)". A Dictionary of Education (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191758454.
- ↑ Mime and UCL Institute of Education (July 2020). "London's Post-16 Trajectories". Greater London Authority. https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/londons_post-16_trajectories_0.pdf.
- ↑ "Guide: Secondary league tables". 20 January 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12150147.
- ↑ "Government response to the Curriculum Assessment and Review". November 2025. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690b2a4a14b040dfe82922ea/Government_response_to_the_Curriculum_and_Assessment_Review.pdf.
- ↑ "Who might take the new V-Levels?". FFT Education Datalab. https://ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/11/who-might-take-the-new-v-levels/.
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