Curriculum Review: Subject-Specific Policy Proposals
The government's review, led by Professor Becky Francis, has proposed making citizenship teaching mandatory in primary schools, adding religious education to the national curriculum, and requiring schools to offer triple science.
The review also includes system-wide policy recommendations on accountability, assessment, and post-16 education, which can be found here.
Key Subject Recommendations
- Citizenship: mandatory teaching in primary schools
- Religious Education: addition to the national curriculum
- Science: triple science entitlement
Note: The government's full response to the review's recommendations is pending.
Recommendations are subject to government response, to be published in full tomorrow.
Author's summary: Review proposes changes to individual subjects.