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Engage: Department of Education Curriculum and Assessment Review

Engage will be responding to the call for evidence to inform the government Curriculum and Assessment Review. We’re working alongside others in the sector such as the Group for Education in Museums. The review will ensure that the curriculum appropriately balances ambition, excellence, relevance, flexibility and inclusivity for all children and young people.

This provides us with an excellent opportunity to emphasise the important contribution of the visual arts to the National Curriculum, and the value of galleries, art museums, and artists in enriching learning.

Please share your thoughts on some of the key questions in the review. This will inform Engage’s response to the DfE. Please complete the short survey - the deadline for responses is Thursday 14 November at 9am.
1.Name of your organisation

Leave this blank if you are a freelancer
2.Main contact in case we need to follow this up (name & email)
3.In the current curriculum, assessment system and qualification pathways, are there any barriers to improving attainment, progress, access or participation (class ceilings) for learners experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage?

Please answer this question by drawing on your experience in visual arts engagement and participation practice. Where possible, include evidence such as case studies, data, evaluation results or personal reflections.
4.In the current curriculum, assessment system and qualification pathways are there any barriers to improving attainment, progress, access or participation which may disproportionately impact pupils based on other characteristics (e.g. disability, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion or belief etc.)

Please answer this question by drawing on your experience in visual arts engagement and participation practice. Where possible, include evidence such as case studies, data, evaluation results or personal reflections.
5.In the current curriculum, assessment system and qualification pathways, are there any barriers in continuing to improve attainment, progress, access or participation for learners with SEND?

Please answer this question by drawing on your experience in visual arts engagement and participation practice. Where possible, include evidence such as case studies, data, evaluation results or personal reflections.
6.In the current curriculum, assessment system and qualifications pathways, are there any barriers to pupils and learners being able to develop creative skills and having access to creative subjects?

Please answer this question by drawing on your experience in visual arts engagement and participation practice. Where possible, include evidence such as case studies, data, evaluation results or personal reflections.
7.Any other comments about how the curriculum can balance ambition, excellence, relevance, flexibility and inclusion for all children ensuring children & young people leave education ready for life and work?
8.By submitting your information, you consent to its sharing with the DfE and its use by Engage for advocacy purposes