McDonald’s have cooked up a new GCSE grade B or C equivalent qualification for teenagers who undergo work experience jobs at one of their fast food restaurants.

Upon completing the 10 day work experience job at McDonald’s and carrying out some additional work at school, the teenager will be awarded a BTec certificate. McDonald’s have worked in conjunction with the exam board Edexcel to produce the new fully-accredited qualification.

During the work experience period, the young people will...