Statutory changes to Key Stage 4 came into force in September 2004. They will affect Modern Foreign Languages and Design and Technology in particular, as well as introducing a statutory requirement for the provision of work-related learning. These changes should allow more freedom for students at Key Stage 4, giving them a wider range of choice, for example in vocational learning.

For details about D&T and Languages becoming an entitlement rather than compulsory at Key Stage 4 see the A to Z of School Leadership and Management, or visit the national curriculum website.

The following documents providing guidance on these Key Stage 4 statutory changes can be downloaded directly from QCA:

• Changes to the key stage 4 curriculum: Guidance for implementation from September 2004
• Work-related learning for all at key stage 4
• Modern foreign languages in the key stage 4 curriculum

Download links

• A to Z of School Leadership and Management
• National curriculum website
• Changes to the key stage 4 curriculum