Climate Change in the Curriculum Review
We finally have the outcome of the Curriculum and Assessment Review with the publication of the final report today. Many thousands of educators have been waiting for months. In July 2024, the government commissioned Professor Becky Francis CBE to convene and chair a panel of experts to conduct the Curriculum and Assessment Review. The report has taken on board the many consultation responses from individuals and organisations. These are available in a summary document which is separate to the main final report - this is also worth looking at. The RGS's original response to the call for consultation is here. It was referenced in the final report, along with the GA's, and reports from UCL's Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education. The report has been almost a year in the making, and runs to 197 pages. The recommendations for Geography are as follows: We recommend that the Government: Makes minor refinements to the Geography Programmes of Study and GCSE s...
