Standards & Testing Agency (former Qualifications and Curriculum Authority)

Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency was replaced by Standards and Testing Agency in April 2012. 

We set the tests to assess children in education from early years to the end of key stage 2. We also develop the professional skills tests for trainee teachers and manage the Yellow Label Service for secure dispatch of traceable exam scripts.

We’re an executive agency of the Department for Education, with around 100 staff based throughout the UK, in Coventry, London, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester.

We’re responsible for:

• developing high quality national curriculum tests to meet the criteria of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
• supporting schools to carry out the testing and then managing the assessment
• managing the submission and moderation of teacher assessment
• developing the professional skills tests for trainee teachers
• managing the Yellow Label Service to make sure exam scripts reach examiners reliably