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Curriculum and Assessment Review

Asked by Adam DanceLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 3 July 2025UIN 62904

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration the Curriculum and Assessment Review will give to the (a) needs of and (b) challenges faced by students with dyslexia.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

​​The Curriculum and Assessment Review, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE, is actively considering the needs and challenges faced by all pupils in accessing the national curriculum and making sure that they are all able to achieve high and rising standards.

​The review is thoroughly examining the key challenges to attainment faced by children and young people in mainstream education, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The Review is committed to ensuring all pupils have access to a broad curriculum and achieve positive outcomes.

​This government remains committed to enhancing inclusivity within mainstream schools and the review’s final report and recommendations will be published in autumn, at which point the government will respond.

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