The future of school-related quangos

The Coalition government decided to abolish the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA), the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE), the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB), the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), the Teachers TV Board of Governors, and the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group (TPIAG). In addition, two other bodies that had been under review the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) and the Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) will also be replaced. QCDA, GTCE and SSSNB, TDA and YPLA are statutory bodies.