Schools Council

The Schools Council in the United Kingdom was from 1964 to 1984 the body which co-ordinated secondary school examinations in the UK and advised the government on matters to do with such examinations. It succeeded the Secondary Schools Examinations Council and the Curriculum Study Group. Its first chair was Sir John Maud. In 1982 an independent review body advised the government that the Schools Council "the Schools Council should continue with its present functions and should not be made the subject of further external review for at least five years", and the government announced its abolition. The Schools Council ceased to exist on 31 March 1984 and it was replaced by the Secondary Examinations Council (SEC) and the School Curriculum Development Committee (SCDC).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Schools Council". Janus: Oxford & Cambridge Schools Examination Board. Cambridge University Library. Retrieved 17 February 2016.


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