The Curriculum and Assessment review is taking place across England in October and November 2024.

Spanning from Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 5, the independent review will be chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE, an expert in education policy, including curriculum and social inequality.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said:
“The launch of this review is an important step in this government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity, deliver better life chances and enable more young people to get on.
Our dedicated school and college staff deliver better life chances for countless children but for too long they have been held back by a curriculum and assessment system that fails to prepare enough of our children for work and for life.

That is why this government, alongside leading education experts, leaders and staff on the frontline, will breathe new life into our outdated curriculum and assessment system.
Our renewed curriculum, built on a foundation of high and rising standards, greater access to cultural learning and crucial work and life skills, will set up all our children to achieve and thrive in the workplaces of the future, and throughout their lives.”

This is your chance to have your say.

Consisting of webinars and in-person events across England, the review will provide a platform for everyone to guide and shape the future curriculum.
It is a chance to ask questions and discuss ideas with each other and the review panel. Your experience and expertise can help to shape the future of education in England.

The review is open to:

  • Teachers
  • School/college leaders
  • Support staff
  • Parents
  • Pupils
  • All education processionals

The aim is to create a curriculum that delivers excellent foundations in maths and reading and writing, as well as listening and speaking skills.
In addition to core subjects, the review will also look to ensure there are more opportunities for children to develop creative, artistic and digital skills.

It will also investigate the barriers that hold children back from the opportunities they deserve. It will cover supporting those with SEND needs and those who are financially disadvantaged.

By opening the review to education professionals as well as pupils and parents, it is hoped that the wide range of opinions and perspectives will be pivotal, giving the government truly balanced views in order to shape a broader, richer curriculum that improves standards and supports children to give them the best start in life.

Following the review, all state schools will be required by law to teach the national curriculum up to age 16, giving parents certainty over their children’s education (including academies who currently do not have to follow the national curriculum).

In recognition of the pressure schools are already under, and the further strain that reform can bring, the review will seek evolution not revolution.

We encourage you to take part and have your say – to attend an event, and find out more, click here.

 

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