Consultation responses

Review of the National Curriculum in England (April 2011)

Department for Education call for evidence regarding the review of the primary and secondary National Curriculum in England.

• Download our response to the consultation on the review of the National Curriculum in England on the subject of computing and ICT (PDF).
• The Royal Society also contributed to the submission by SCORE on sciences in the National Curriculum, and supported the submission by ACME on mathematics in the National Curriculum.

English Baccalaureate (March 2011)

House of Commons Education Select Committee inquiry into the English Baccalaureate.

• The Society contributed to the submission by SCORE on the English Baccaluareate (PDF).

BIS consultations (October 2010)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation on Skills Required for Sustainable Growth and A Simplified Further Education and Skills Funding System and Methodology.

• Download our response to the two BIS consultations on skills (PDF).

Ofsted consultation (October 2010)

House of Commons Education Select Committee inquiry into the role and performance of Ofsted.

• The Society contributed to the submission by SCORE on the role and performance of Ofsted (PDF) and guidance documents for subject specific inspections (PDF).

Ofqual consultation (March 2010)

Ofqual consultation on the regulation of qualifications, examinations and assessment.

• The Society contributed to the submission by SCORE on the Ofqual consultation (PDF).

Science and Learning Expert Group (September 2009)

Science and Learning Expert Group consultation on the framework for progression and achievement in science learning.

• Download our response to the consultation from the Science and Learning Expert Group (PDF).

GCSE Science Criteria (September 2009)

Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency consultation on proposed changes to the content and assessment of science GCSEs.

• Download our response to the consultation on GCSE Science Criteria (PDF).

Primary curriculum review (July 2009)

Consultation led by Sir Jim Rose, reporting to the Department for Children, Schools and Families, to inform an independent review of the primary national curriculum.

• Download our response to the Review questionnaire (PDF) and Subject level descriptions questionnaire (PDF).