§ Sir Raymond PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when he intends to publish his consultative document on the new curriculum. [36858]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) will be advising the Government in April on the nature, scope and timing of possible future changes to the National Curriculum from the year 2000.
Once we have considered this advice, QCA will consult teachers, parents, employers and others on the shape of the future National Curriculum. The precise dates for the consultation and the issue of related documents have not yet been determined, but it will take place during the 1998–99 school year.