Revised remit for QCDA

The QCDA have received a revised remit letter from the Department for Education, outlining their role for the rest of this financial year. It follows the Government’s announcement in May of its intention to close QCDA as part of its wider reform of...

English baccalaureate?

Schools are to be encouraged to adopt a new broad-based ‘English baccalaureate’ system in order to drive up standards while combating the negative perceptions of GCSE qualifications, under new plans announced by Michael Gove:...

Government statement on primary languages

Following from its statement on the primary curriculum and Key Stage 3 level descriptions, the Department for Education has issued the following official statement regarding the status of primary languages and future planning, up to March 2011 in particular:...