Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of consulting children on the effectiveness of national curriculum.

The review of the national curriculum was launched on 20 January 2011, and the new national curriculum was introduced in September 2014. It provides a broad and balanced education ensuring all pupils gain core knowledge across a range of subjects so that they get the best start in life. The curriculum combines the best elements of the world’s most successful school systems, with some of the most impressive practice from schools in England. The review was open and transparent and we consulted widely, including with pupils and students. We have no plans for a further review.

As part of Ofsted school inspections, inspectors seek the views of pupils on their experiences at school, including in relation to the curriculum, and have regard to those views in evaluating the school’s performance.