Resources

The "Qualifications and Curriculum Authority" is a public body, sponsored by the department for children, Schools and Families (DCSF). 

See also the Wikipedia entry for the QCA.

Ofqual - Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation

www.qca.org.uk Qualifications and Curriculum Authority web site

Other Organisations and Bodies 

Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA - formerly AEB/SEG/NEAB)
Association for Science Education (ASE)
City and Guilds (C&G)
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (formerly ACCAC)
Edexcel (formerly ULEAC and BTEC)
Education Development International Plc (EDI)
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC)
Learning and Skills Network (LSN)
National Education Trust (NET)
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Oxford, Cambridge and RSA (OCR - formerly UCLES and RSA)
Qualifications Assessment Alliance (QAA)
Teachers' TV
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS