Research and analysis

Curriculum research: assessing intent, implementation and impact

This research sets out what we have done in phase 3 of our research into the quality of curriculum in schools.  

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 11 December 2018
• Last updated: 19 December 2018
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  1. 19 December 2018

     Amended the list of schools visited in Annex F, as Harris Academy Beckenham was included in error instead of Harris Girls Academy Bromley. This has also led to a minor amendment in Figure 25.

  2. 11 December 2018

     First published.

Applies to England

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An investigation into how to assess the quality of education through curriculum intent, implementation and impact

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Read Amanda Spielman’s commentary on this research.

Our aim in phase 3 of our curriculum research was to design a research model in which the curriculum intent discussion, supported by first-hand evidence of curriculum implementation, could help us develop a series of indicators to allow us to evaluate curriculum quality.

This model will then be trialled in a range of schools by a small group of Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI).