- 🚨The curriculum review is out! First: Government commits to a new national curriculum in 2028. Will also replace year 6 writing test, new oracy framework, financial literacy in primary Our news story on the government's response to the key review findings: (1/4) schoolsweek.co.uk/new-curricul...
- But what else does the review call for? All the *system-wide* policy reccs are below Includes year 8 ‘diagnostic’ tests in English and maths (note: this is different to the DfE's year 8 reading test) and cutting 10 per cent from GCSE exam time (2/4) schoolsweek.co.uk/curriculum-r...
- Meanwhile, there’s a whole load of *subject-specific* policy proposals, too Our full round-up on those is here, and includes mandatory citizenship, RE being put in the national curriculum and a triple science entitlement (3/4) schoolsweek.co.uk/curriculum-r...
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- And last (but certainly not least) we’ve got a full Q&A with review chair Becky Francis on her thinking behind the major policies in the curriculum review (4/4) schoolsweek.co.uk/interview-be...
- PS - the curriculum review report can now be viewed in full here: www.gov.uk/government/p...
