Please note: This remit was published in January 2011 and does not reflect changes announced by the Secretary of State on 19 December 2011.

Advisory Committee

  1. The Advisory Committee will support the Department in the conduct of the review by helping to frame recommendations, offering a wider perspective on the proposals from the Expert Panel and providing advice on strategic and cross-cutting issues that may arise from the review.
  2. The Committee will consist of the following members:
    • Jon Coles, Chair of the Advisory Committee (Director-General for Education Standards, Department for Education)
    • Tim Oates (Chair of the Expert Panel and Director of Assessment Research and Development, Cambridge Assessment)
    • Shahed Ahmed (Head of Elmhurst Primary School, Forest Gate)
    • Peter Barnes (Head of Oakgrove School, Milton Keynes)
    • Dame Yasmin Bevan (Executive Principal and Head of Denbigh High School and Challney High School for Boys, Luton)
    • Mike Harris (Head of Education and Skills Policy at the Institute of Directors)
    • Patrick Leeson2 (Director of Education and Care, Ofsted)
    • John D F Martin (Head of Castle Hill Junior School, Basingstoke)
    • Bernice McCabe (Head of North London Collegiate)
    • John McIntosh OBE (Retired Head of The London Oratory School)
    • Ruth Miskin (Founder, Read Write Inc and former Primary Head)
    • Joe Prendergast (Head of Wennington Hall School, Lancaster)
    • Heather Rockhold (Retired Head of Lauriston Primary School, Hackney)
    • Professor Nigel Thrift (Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick)
    • Sir Michael Wilshaw (Head of Mossbourne Community Academy, Hackney and Director of Education at ARK).

Expert Panel

  1. The Expert Panel will lead on the construction and content of the new National Curriculum. The panel will develop a robust evidence base to inform the drafting of new Programmes of Study and build a detailed framework for the National Curriculum, taking account of the requirements set by the highest performing international jurisdictions. It will also reflect the views of teachers, subject communities, academics, employers, higher education institutions and other interested parties.
  2. The Expert Panel will consist of the following members:
    • Tim Oates, Chair of the Expert Panel (Director of Assessment Research and Development, Cambridge Assessment)
    • Professor Mary James (Associate Director of Research in the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge)
    • Professor Andrew Pollard (Professor of Education at the Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of Education and Director of ESCalate at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol)
    • Professor Dylan Wiliam (formerly a Deputy Director at the Institute of Education and Professor of Educational Assessment).
  3. A secretariat for the review and a research team to support the Expert Panel will be provided by the Department for Education.

2 In recognition of Ofsted’s status Mr Leeson will join the Committee as an observer.