Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she and officials in her Department have had with experienced teaching staff on the design of the new KS2 curriculum.

The review of the National Curriculum was launched on 20 January 2011. During the review, more than 360 individuals were directly consulted in the process of developing the draft programmes of study for all subjects. This included teachers and head teachers and a full list is published on the National Archive website: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130904084023/https:/media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/l/lists%20of%20commentators%20-%20final.pdf

During the review of the National Curriculum, the Department ran a consultation which covered the Government’s proposals relating to a number of elements of the framework for the National Curriculum in England, including changes to the programmes of study and attainment targets for Key Stage 2. The consultation attracted over 17,000 submissions from a wide range of respondents including head teachers and teachers.

The new programmes of study were published in September 2013 and have been taught in maintained schools from September 2014.