Laws of diminishing returns

David Laws and George Osborne announced the first £6 billion cuts to tackle the UK budget deficit today. One of the casualties is the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Authority [QCDA], a quango that maintains the national curriculum and acts as an umbrella to public examination boards.

Hmm. It will be interesting to see what they put in its place. Someone will have to run the national curriculum, and GCSEs and A-Levels will not disappear anytime soon. Either the QCDA will be reborn within the Department for Education [DfE] or the national curriculum itself is about to be revamped.

Looks like this won't be much of a saving, having to reinvent the wheel; and the consultants will resurface to help whichever new body takes on the responsibilities to navigate a smooth transition.


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