Please note: This remit was published in January 2011 and does not reflect changes announced by the Secretary of State on 19 December 2011.
- The review will run from 20 January 2011 and will be conducted in two phases.
- As explained above, the first phase of the review will focus on the overall shape and nature of the National Curriculum, including which subjects beyond English, mathematics, science and physical education should have statutory or non-statutory Programmes of Study in future; on cross-cutting issues including the support needed by schools to enable effective implementation; and on the development of new Programmes of Study in English, mathematics, science and physical education. Recommendations from phase 1, including draft Programmes of Study, will be provided to ministers for consideration by autumn 2011, and there will be a public consultation on the draft Programmes of Study in early 2012.
- The second phase will focus on the development of statutory and non-statutory Programmes of Study, as appropriate, in relation to all other subjects where it is decided at the conclusion of phase 1 that Programmes of Study are needed in the future. This second phase of work will begin early in 2012, with recommendations including draft Programmes of Study provided to ministers for consideration by autumn 2012. There will be a public consultation on the draft Programmes of Study in early 2013.
- The intention is that the new Programmes of Study for English, mathematics, science and physical education will be prepared and available to schools by September 2012, with teaching in maintained schools from September 2013. New Programmes of Study for all other subjects which are either to form part of the new National Curriculum or to have non-statutory programmes of study will be available to schools by September 2013, with teaching in maintained schools from September 2014.
