On 17th November 2003, Secretary of State for Education and Skills Charles Clarke announced that the National Assessment Agency (NAA) would work alongside AQA, Edexcel and OCR to modernise the examinations system.

This work is now under way, and NAA has produced a leaflet for secondary headteachers and principals briefly explaining the aims of the Modernisation Programme, and how schools and colleges will benefit.  The leaflet also allows its recipients to register to receive news from NAA as the programme progresses.

Each school and college received several copies of the leaflet which is reproduced on QCA's website for you to download.