Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency information
Former English charity
Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency
Executive Non-Departmental Public Body overview
Formed
1 October 1997; 26 years ago (1997-10-01)
Dissolved
3 October 2011
Superseding agency
Standards and Testing Agency
Jurisdiction
England
Headquarters
Earlsdon Park, Butts Lane, Coventry
Parent department
Department for Education
The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) was a charity, and an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB) of the Department for Education. In England and Northern Ireland, the QCDA maintained and developed the National Curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations, advising the minister formerly known as the Secretary of State for Education on these matters.
Regulatory functions regarding examination and assessment boards have been transferred to Ofqual, an independent regulator.
Education and qualifications in Scotland and Wales are the responsibility of the Scottish Government and Welsh Government and their agencies. In Scotland, for example, the Scottish Qualifications Authority is the responsible body.
In May 2010 the Secretary of State announced his intention to promote legislation that would transfer obligations of the QCDA to Ofqual. The newly formed Standards and Testing Agency took on the functions of the agency 3 October 2011. QCDA's Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Hall, is also a member of the Executive Board of the British examination board AQA.[1][2]
^"AQA | Who we are | Our Executive Board | Andrew Hall". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
^"Standards and Testing Agency". Department for Education. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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