Primary curriculum review

The most fundamental review of the primary curriculum for a decade is now underway. The Secretary of State has asked Sir Jim Rose, with support from QCA, to advise on how the primary curriculum needs to change in order to:

• ensure all children gain a good grounding in reading, writing, speaking, listening and numeracy

• offer schools greater flexibility to tailor teaching and learning for their pupils

• allow time for primary school children to learn a modern foreign language

• place greater emphasis on children’s personal development

• support a smoother transition from play-based learning in the early years into primary school

• encourage creativity and inspire a commitment to learning that will last a lifetime.

The aim is to create a new primary curriculum that will raise standards further and help schools achieve the ambitions of the Children’s Plan and the outcomes of Every Child Matters.

For more information see Thinking Primary on the QCA website.