Schumacher's replacement as Juan Pablo Montoya's team-mate next year is nevertheless said by sources to be "under careful review", with Italian Giancarlo Fisichella high on the list.
Under the review's recommendations, 16-year-olds will be able to gain a national level Welsh Bacc if they obtain at least five GCSEs at grades A to C and the components of the baccalaureate.
Professor Alison Wolf, who authored a government-commissioned review of vocational courses published earlier this year, said schools had been "under enormous pressure to pile up league table points".