The second inquiry of the Teaching Commission is looking at how the profession can be engaged in developing and implementing the revised national curriculum so that the professionalism and agency of teachers can be strengthened. It will also seek to identify the resources needed to ensure the new curriculum is taught by teachers who are suitably prepared and qualified to fulfil the goals of the revised national curriculum.

This online roundtable will discuss teacher CPD and agency through the lens of the Curriculum and Assessment Review. This session will be hosted by commissioners Adam Kohlbeck FCCT and Sam Gibbs. It will take place on Thursday 23rd April, 4-5pm.

This roundtable will explore how the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) can exercise teachers’ professional judgement as it is implemented, drawing on lessons learnt around teachers autonomy from previous reforms. We will consider the role of classroom teachers in shaping and enacting curriculum and assessment within the CAR, emphasising the importance of teacher agency.

We will question what schools may need to do differently to enable their teachers to exercise their professional judgement in a thriving environment. We will close by asking what practical advice could be given to the Teaching Commission on how schools can implement the CAR in ways that enhance the professionalism of teaching.