Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1988, May-1991, Oct. (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
12 folders
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The School Examinations and Assessment Council was established under the Education Reform Act 1988 to advise the Secretaries of State on all school examinations and assessment matters. It took over these functions from the Secondary Examinations Council. Its remit was to develop the assessment system at ages 7, 11, 14 and 16 for the new national curriculum.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The series includes correspondence, 1988-1991, between the National Curriculum Council and other organisations which were concerned with the development of the national curriculum, including the School Examinations and Assessment Council, the Curriculum Council for Wales and the Department of Education and Science. The correspondence relates to every area of curriculum development.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Arranged chronologically.
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Allied materials area
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: NC2
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Curriculum Council for Wales (Subject)
- Great Britain. Dept. of Education and Science (Subject)