Sector Specialisms Learning for Work Technical Education Apprenticeships Skills Assessment Careers About NCFE Login Search Schools 14 – 16 Home | Technical Education | Schools 14 – 16 Developing a broad and balanced Key Stage 4 curriculum is key to improving the quality of education in schools. Delivering a mixture of academic and technical/vocational qualifications allows you to build an engaging, full curriculum that meets the needs of every pupil. Allowing pupils to explore and experience different forms of education will give them a solid base to understand their own strengths, skills, passions, talents and make the right choices about which path to follow. We’ll support you in creating a programme that boosts each pupil’s potential and drives results across your school. We offer: V Cert Technical Awards Relationships, Sex and Health (RSHE qualifications) English and maths. V Certs V Cert Technical Awards are vocational alternatives to GCSEs, designed to fit seamlessly alongside core subjects. Many of our V Certs count within the ‘open group’ of Progress 8. You can find out more about which V Certs carry performance points in our Performance Tables Guide. Designed in collaboration with employers and practitioners, our V Certs provide pupils with both the knowledge and practical, transferable skills which will prepare them for a career in their chosen industry. Deliver engaging lessons We offer teaching support through CPD webinars that will give you the skills and knowledge to deliver V Certs. This is accompanied by free teaching and learning resources to help you to deliver engaging lessons - and spend less time planning. Explore our support and resources Quick Links V Certs Relationships, Sex and Health Education English and maths Teaching support and resources Skills diagnostic and assessment tools Back to Technical Education homepage Search for our qualifications Visit QualHub now For pupils, and pupils on SEN support, in state-funded mainstream schools, taking a Technical Award is associated with pupils having lower absence rates, lower permanent exclusion rates and lower fixed exclusion rates, when compared to similar pupils who did not take a Technical Award. Department for Education (DfE), 2019 Search our qualifications © NCFE. All rights reserved. Registered Charity 1034808 Company No. 02896700 VAT 297530960. Head office address Q6 Quorum Park Benton Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 8BT Staying in touch and up-to-date Contact us NCFE International CACHE International NCFE @ Twitter NCFE @ LinkedIn NCFE @ Facebook Service messages Mandatory policies Legal information Privacy notice Skills Forward Ltd Privacy Statement Accessibility Our brand guidelines Colleagues' links