The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), holding the consultation along with the Department for Education and Skills, said the aim was to have a national curriculum for England 'that is right for each phase of education'. It wants to hear from practitioners if they think the statutory curriculum for children aged three to five meets this aim.
The Education Act 2002, which received Royal Assent in July, extended the national curriculum to include the Foundation Stage. Paragraph 80 of the Act states, 'The curriculum for every maintained school in England shall comprise a basic curriculum that includes... a curriculum for all registered pupils at the school who have attained the age of three but are not over compulsory school age (known as "the National Curriculum for England").'
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