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Curriculum and Assessment Review

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 19 December 2024UIN 19871

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Curriculum and Assessment Review is looking at disadvantages faced by boys at school.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

This government has a driving mission to break down the barriers to opportunity for every child and young person, including boys, at every stage. The independent Curriculum and Assessment Review will consider barriers and ceilings to attainment throughout children’s education and make recommendations on how they can be removed.

The review will ensure that the curriculum appropriately balances ambition, excellence, relevance, flexibility and inclusivity for all children and young people, to deliver a cutting-edge curriculum which enables every child to achieve and thrive. The review’s terms of reference can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/curriculum-and-assessment-review.

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