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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-development-plans-england-regulations-1999/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-development-plans-england-regulations-1999/schedule-1/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/138",
  "legislation_title": "The Education Development Plans (England) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-development-plans-england-regulations-1999",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of regulation 7, questions as to–\n(a) which vocational qualification award corresponds to which GCSE examination grade, and\n(b) the equivalency between GCSE examination results and vocational qualifications,\nshall be determined in accordance with subparagraphs (2) to (8).\n(2) Where a pupil is awarded a Part One GNVQ (Intermediate level), he shall be treated as having achieved grade A* to C in two GCSE subjects.\n(3) Where a pupil is awarded a Part One GNVQ (Foundation level), he shall be treated as having achieved grade D to G in two GCSE subjects.\n(4) Where a pupil is awarded an Intermediate GNVQ, he shall be treated as having achieved grade A* to C in four GCSE subjects.\n(5) Where a pupil is awarded a Foundation GNVQ, he shall be treated as having achieved grade D to G in four GCSE subjects.\n(6) Where a pupil is awarded a GNVQ Language Unit (Intermediate level), he shall be treated as having achieved grade A* in half a GCSE subject.\n(7) Where a pupil is awarded a GNVQ Language Unit (Foundation level), he shall be treated as having achieved grade D in half a GCSE subject.\n(8) Where a pupil is awarded a grade in an examination relating to a GCSE short course, he shall be treated as having achieved that grade in half a GCSE subject.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/138/schedule/1/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:10:49.106272+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}