In December 2011, the report of the Expert Panel for the national curriculum review was published by the Department for Education (DfE). It was this report that recommended the abolition of the national curriculum levels in order to separate what should be taught from the description of standards.
This radical shift in assessment practice was adopted by the government as part of the policy to increase school autonomy. There followed a consultation on primary assessment and accountability which ran from July to October 2013. In setting out the framework for the consultation, the DfE made a case for change, arguing that it was essential to improve performance in English, maths and science in order to match the highest standards internationally.
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