Curriculum and Assessment Review
A review of the existing curriculum, assessment and qualifications system in England to ensure it is fit for purpose and meets 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 the 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 SENDMattersUK 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 Academies Trust
- Sir Ian Bauckham CBE (Observer) Interim Chief Regulator at Ofqual
Detailed is also available.
Outputs
The Review will publish its 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 make its recommendations
- 2 online webinars and 9 events, getting the views of more than 3,600 attendees – a mix of experts, teachers, parents and carers, pupils, and school and college leaders
- roundtables and oral evidence sessions to invite more targeted input