Schools Council

The Schools Council for Curriculum and Examinations is an independent body with a majority of teacher members. Its purpose is to undertake in England and Wales research and development work in curricula, teaching methods and examinations in schools, and in other ways to help teachers decide what to teach and how to teach it. In all its work it has regard to the general principle, expressed in its constitution, that each school should have the fullest possible measure of
responsibility for its own work with its own curriculum and teaching methods based on the needs of its own pupils and evolved by its own staff. The Council is financed by equal contributions from local education authorities and the Department of Education and Science.