Consultation on the new National Curriculum

The DfE has launched a consultation on the draft legislation needed to make a reality of the new National Curriculum with a closing date of Thursday 8 August 2013. Take a look at the proposed framework for Music here.

I'm sure you've all heard a lot about the proposals for the new National Curriculum, and are interested in how this will affect the teaching of music in schools.

On 7 February 2013 a public consultation on the government’s proposal for the reform of the National Curriculum in England was launched by Michael Gove, the Education Secretary. The consultation closed on 16 April 2013. The department has published the consultation report and government response.

Today the government published updated versions of the National Curriculum framework, including the programmes of study for all national curriculum subjects at key stages 1 to 3 and for citizenship, computing and PE at key stage 4.

They are now seeking feedback on the draft legislative order - Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study) (England) Order 2014 - required to bring the changes into effect. The consultation closes on Thursday 8 August 2013.

I found it a little hard to find the documents on the Department for Education's website, as the documents are now split between there and the (much clearer) new GOV.UK website.

To help you out, you can see the proposed framework for Music on page 217 of the National Curriculum framework document. You can respond to the proposals here (scroll to the bottom of the page).

As well as submitting your responses formally to the Department for Education, do let us know what you think in the comments below!