NMDC welcomes Curriculum Review 5 Nov 2025

NMDC Chair Laura Pye said: “NMDC warmly welcomes the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the positive response from Government. It is extremely encouraging to see Government recognition that the arts strengthen our economy and society, and that they should be an entitlement for every pupil, not an optional extra.

We are delighted that Government is addressing the urgent need to restore the place of creative subjects in the school curriculum and to enable access to creative education, skills and careers for everyone regardless of background. The Review recommendations will help children thrive as well as developing the skills needed to support the UK’s world-leading creative industries.

In particular we welcome the commitment to expanding access for all pupils to enriching experiences including arts and culture. Museums are a vital part of the UK’s educational infrastructure, contributing to subjects right across the curriculum, and they add a dimension to understanding and learning which cannot be achieved by classroom teaching alone. Museums are also well-placed to support ambitions to better reflect the innate diversity of British history with the curriculum.

We look forward to continuing to work with DCMS and DfE on how museums can support and enrich the new curriculum as the recommendations of the Review are implemented.”

Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report: government response