Call for input - The Curriculum and Assessment Review
The Curriculum and Assessment Review is calling for evidence, inviting IOM3 members to participate in the development of the curriculum and assessment system.
The Curriculum and Assessment Review, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE, has launched a call for evidence.
The Review wants to ensure the curriculum and qualifications are cutting edge, fit for purpose and reflect the issues and diversity of our society. It is seeking insight on how the curriculum and assessment system can be broad and balanced, and ensure all young people are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes they need.
The review is seeking views on whether there are particular subjects where content is missing, where changes should be made to ensure the curriculum is more diverse and representative of society, and how changes could help to better support pupils to have the skills and knowledge they need for life.
It invites insight on how pupils benefit from being able to take vocational or applied qualifications and whether the programmes and qualifications for 16-19 meet the needs of learners.
Alongside the call for evidence, an analysis of curriculum subject trends over time has been published, including uptake of subjects and teaching time by subject groups. The review is asking for any explanations for the trends outlined.
To share your insight in response to any of the questions in the call for evidence and contribute to the IOM3 response, please contact Rachel Stonehouse [[email protected]], Head of Policy.
Questions within the review include:
- What aspects of the following currently a) work well and b) should be targeted for improvement:
- Curriculum,
- Assessment system,
- Qualification pathways?
- Are there particular curriculum or qualification subjects where content is missing, content is unhelpfully sequenced, or there is need for greater flexibility?
- Are there changes that could be made to ensure the curriculum is more diverse and representative of society?
- How can the following be changed to better support pupils to have the skills and knowledge they need for life:
- Primary curriculum,
- Secondary curriculum and qualification pathways,
- Qualification pathways and content at 16-19?
- To what extent do the following support pupils to study a broad and balanced curriculum:
- Primary,
- Secondary,
- 16-19?
- Do you have any explanations for the trends outlined in the analysis of curriculum subject trends over time?
- To what extent and how do pupils benefit from being able to take vocational or applied qualifications in secondary school alongside more academically focused GCSEs?
- To what extent does the current pre-16 vocational offer equip pupils with the necessary knowledge and skills and prepare them for further study options, including 16-19 technical pathways and/or A levels? Could the pre-16 vocational offer be improved?
- Do the programmes and qualifications for 16-19 meet the needs of learners?
