Curriculum and exams: what schools must publish
The 9 curriculum and exams items schools and academy trusts must, should or are expected to publish on their websites, with the official wording for each.
9 requirements
- Careers programme informationMustCareers programme information: the careers leader's name and contact details, a programme summary, how to access it, how impact is measured and the review date. For schools with pupils in years 7 to 13, maintained schools must publish it and academies should.Every academic year · 1 September, the start of the academic year
- Complaints procedureMustThe school's own complaints procedure: that it covers all complaints, that anyone can complain, not just parents, and how complaints about SEN support are handled. Every school must publish it, and the academy trust must publish its own policy.No fixed date
- Curriculum informationMustWhat is taught in each subject in each year group, not just a general description of the school's approach. Every school must publish it. Maintained schools must also name their phonics and reading schemes and key stage 4 courses, and academies should.No fixed date
- Exam information for candidatesMustInformation for exam candidates on access to scripts, re-checks, reviews of marking and appeals, the internal appeals procedure, access arrangements and the JCQ candidate documents. Secondary, middle and all-through schools that run public exams must provide it.No fixed date
- Exam internal appeals procedureShouldA written internal appeals procedure for when a candidate disagrees with the exam centre's decision not to support a re-check, review or appeal. Secondary and all-through schools should bring it to candidates and parents, on the website or on request.No fixed date
- Music development plan summaryShouldA summary of the school's music development plan, in the DfE template, updated before the start of each academic year. All schools and academies are expected to publish it.Every academic year · 1 September, the start of the academic year
- Provider access policy statementMustA policy statement setting out how providers of technical education and apprenticeships can get access to pupils in years 8 to 13. Schools with pupils in those year groups must publish it.No fixed date
- Relationships and sex education policyMustThe school's policy on relationships education in primary schools, or relationships and sex education in secondary schools. Every school must publish it, set out parents' right to withdraw their child from sex education and give a free copy on request.No fixed date
- Right to withdraw from REShouldInformation making parents and carers aware of their right to withdraw their child from all or part of religious education. Maintained schools must publish it and academies should. Schools should say the same about collective worship.No fixed date
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