Teachers, parents, young people and employers are invited to have their say on the development of the Advanced British Standard (ABS).
The government’s proposed new qualification for 16- to 19-year-olds is designed to increase teaching time, require the study of maths and English to 18 and offer a greater breadth of subjects, according to ministers.
The qualification will be taken by school and college students who would currently take 3 A levels, T levels or Alternative Academic Qualifications.
At Level 3, students will be able to choose from a selection of high-quality courses that bring together academic and technical subjects. Most students will study three larger subjects (majors) and two smaller subjects (minors).
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