Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 19
19
Not Addressed
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Evaluate Citizenship provision within Ofsted's quality of education key judgement, alongside personal development.
Recommendation
Ofsted’s inadequate evaluation of financial education in schools undermines the importance of financial education and adversely affects how it is viewed and prioritised by teachers and school leaders. Citizenship in particular is not being appropriately assessed by Ofsted. Inspection under the personal development judgement alone is not the right accountability measure for a subject as important 28 Delivering effective financial education as citizenship and the financial education content it includes. Citizenship should be evaluated by Ofsted as part of its quality of education key judgement in addition to personal development.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government explained that Ofsted's current regime already considers a broad curriculum and personal development, and financial education may be included in maths deep dives or citizenship assessments. It noted Ofsted will be consulting on a new education inspection framework and report cards, but did not specifically commit to evaluating citizenship, including its financial education content, under the 'quality of education' judgement.
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 16 January 2025. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗