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<p>As the first new A levels become linear from 2015, the AS will be entirely decoupled
from the A level, so that the marks do not count towards the final A level grade.
Students will still be able to take stand-alone AS qualifications at the end of year
12. This flexibility will help those who are unsure at the start of year 12 which
subjects they wish to continue to A level. We expect teachers to help students decide
whether it is right to take an AS qualification.</p><p>The decoupling of the AS aims
to end the routine and automatic external assessment of all students at the end of
year 12. We believe this places unnecessary burdens on students and teachers. Those
students who have made clear subject choices in year 12 will be able to use AS qualifications
to add breadth to their A level studies, but will not be required to take them in
all subjects.</p><p>Schools should, as now, use their own assessments to enable students
to understand how they are progressing and support them to decide what qualifications
to take.</p>
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