Question follow-through · 37959
Further Education: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) employers and (b) further education providers to help ensure the post-16 curriculum is aligned with the future needs of the UK workforce.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) employers and (b) further education providers to help ensure the post-16 curriculum is aligned with the future needs of the UK workforce.
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Mar 2025
Answer published
The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE. The Review is looking at ensuring all 16 to 19-year-olds have access to rigorous and high-value qualifications and training, equipping ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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