Curriculum and assessment review
Review of the existing national curriculum and statutory assessment system in England, to ensure they are fit for purpose and meeting the needs of children and young people.
The review will ensure that the curriculum appropriately balances ambition, excellence, relevance, flexibility and inclusivity for all children and young people.
Specifically it will seek to deliver:
- an excellent foundation in core subjects of reading, writing and maths
- a broader curriculum, with improved access to music, art, sport and drama, as well as vocational subjects
- a curriculum that ensures children and young people leave compulsory education ready for life and ready for work
- a curriculum that reflects the issues and diversities of our society, ensuring all children and young people are represented
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an assessment system that captures:
- the strengths of every child and young person
- the breadth of the curriculum
Terms of reference
The set out the review’s:
- main aims and responsibilities
- specific terms of reference
- working principles
Membership
The review is chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE, CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). Additional members are:
- Gary Aubin - Specialist Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) consultant and author of the SENDMatters.co.uk blog
- Professor Jo-Anne Baird - Director of the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment
- Professor Nic Beech - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Salford
- Cassie Buchanan OBE - CEO of the Charter Schools Education Trust
- Professor Zongyi Deng - Professor of Curriculum and Pedagogy at University College London
- Jon Hutchinson - Director of Curriculum and Teacher Development at the Reach Foundation
- John Laramy CBE - Principal and Chief Executive of Exeter College
- Dr Vanessa Ogden CBE - CEO of the Mulberry Schools Trust
- Lisa O’Loughlin - Principal and CEO of the Nelson and Colne College Group
- Funmilola Stewart - Trust Leader for Anti-Racism and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion across Dixons MAT
- Sir Ian Bauckham CBE (Observer) - Interim Chief Regulator at Ofqual
Detailed is also available.
Outputs
The review will publish recommendations in 2025.
The review panel’s evidence gathering process has included holding:
- a call for evidence, which has now closed – the feedback received will help the panel to make its recommendations
- 2 online webinars and 9 events, getting the views of over 3,600 attendees – a mix of experts, teachers, parents, pupils, school and college leaders
- roundtables and oral evidence sessions to get more targeted input