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Update on National Curriculum Review

Michael Gove's statement just before Christmas re: the National Curriculum review can now be found here:
http://education.gov.uk/inthenews/inthenews/a00201092/written-ministerial-statement-on-the-national-curriculum-review.

He has decided that it is essential that the review takes more time for consideration and discussion with stakeholders, and has also announced his decision to revise the timetable that the review will follow. The main effect of this revision is that the new Programmes of Study for English, maths, science and PE will now be required to be taught in maintained schools from September 2014 rather than September 2013. This will mean that new Programmes of Study for all subjects that will be part of the National Curriculum in future will now be introduced together from 2014.

The full report of the Expert Panel is here:
http://jsavage.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/FINAL-Expert-Panel-Report.pdf.

Chapter 4 contains recommendations on individual subjects and the table on the left summarises this. Please note the table refers to recommendations of the Expert Panel at this stage (see page 29 of the report).

Further information and comment:

bbc.co.uk: Curriculum changes pushed back to 2014: "The longer timescale will allow for further debate with everyone interested in creating a genuinely world-class education system," said Mr Gove.

independent.co.uk: Overhaul to make schools curriculum more academic: Pupils should have compulsory lessons in history, geography and modern foreign languages up to the age of 16, according to a review of the national curriculum ordered by the Government.