ABSTRACT
N and F Levels In 1973, the Schools Council put forward a proposal to replace A Levels with a two-tier five-subject system entitled N (Normal) and F (Further) Levels. It was planned that students would take three N levels (each equal to half an A Level) and two F Levels (each equal to three-quarters of an A Level). Although there was agreement on the need for change, the proposal encountered opposition and was eventually dropped. The recom mendation of Curriculum 2000-that students aged 16-18 should take five subjects at AS Level and three at A Level-is clearly related to the reform debated in the 1970s. (See also examination boards, Q and F Levels)
National Advisory Body (NAB) The National Advisory Body for local authority higher education was formed by the Government in December 1981. Its main task was to advise on the present and future provision of higher education in the non-university sector at a time when available resources were shrinking. The Board was replaced by the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council (PCFC) in 1988, which in turn was disbanded and became the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFC) in 1992. (See also polytechnics)
National Advisory Council for Education and Training Targets (NACETT) (See National Targets for Education and Training)
National Advisory Council on Education for Industry and Commerce (NACEIC) The NACEIC was established in 1948 following the recommendations of the Percy Report. During its 29 years, it issued a series of important reports. The first, The Future Development of Higher Technological Education (1950), led to the setting up of the National Council of Technological Awards, later the Council for National Academic Awards; and others dealt with such areas as business studies, sandwich courses and day release. The Council was disbanded in 1977. (See also business education)
National Assembly for Wales (NAW) The NAW took over responsibility for education from the Welsh Office in 1999 following the Government of Wales Act (1998).
