Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with industry to identify which workplace skills should be taught in the National Curriculum in the future.

The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.

The review will seek to deliver a curriculum that readies young people for life and work, and builds the knowledge, skills and attributes needed to seize opportunity and thrive in the changing workplace.

The review group ran a call for evidence, receiving over 7,000 responses, and held events over the autumn term to gather the views of stakeholders including employers. The feedback received will help the review group to consider its next steps and recommendations.

The review group will publish an interim report in early spring setting out its interim findings and confirming the key areas for further work, and publish its final report with recommendations this autumn. We will take decisions on what changes to make in light of these recommendations.