He said the solution was to have a single examination board.
The college still exists today as an examination board for music and drama.
But the examination board and head teachers say that standards have remained steady.
Edexcel is the only large examination board to be held in private hands.
These examinations are set by one of the examination boards.
There was virtually no direct communication between employers and examination boards.
The syllabus is based on the examination board of Edexcel.
The examination boards predicted a price war after one offered discounts in return for an exclusive deal with schools.
Of course for secondary schools the curriculum is effectively determined by the examination boards anyway.
The examiner responsible for the plagiarism resigned from the examination board five weeks after the issue came to light.