National Record of Achievement

HC Deb 19 October 1999 vol 336 cc538-9W

Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on progress to date with the National Record of Achievement in education. [94677]

Mr. Wicks

Following early trialling of the ideas proposed by the 1997 report of the National Record of Achievement Review Steering Group, materials under the title of "Progress File" have been developed and are being tested and adapted over the next three years with schools, colleges and employers in ten demonstration projects in different areas of England. The new materials are also available to other interested schools. The existing National Record of Achievement remains available to schools and training providers.