Independent Reviews

Jun 2025 Education Child safeguarding impact report Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel — Research about supporting local safeguarding partners to learn from serious child safeguarding incidents. 5 recs May 2025 Education Child Safeguarding Learning Support and Capability Project Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel — Research about supporting local safeguarding partners to learn from serious child safeguarding incidents. 6 recs Mar 2025 Education Francis Curriculum Review Professor Becky Francis · DfE — Independent review of the national curriculum and assessment system in England examining whether they support high and rising … 29 recs Jul 2024 Education Fit for the Future: Independent Review of the Office for Students Sir David Behan · DfE — A report of the findings and recommendations of the Independent Review of the Office for Students (OfS), led … 32 recs May 2022 Education MacAlister Review Josh MacAlister · DfE — Independent review of children's social care in England. Found the system was reactive and bureaucratic, failing to provide … 80 recs May 2019 Education Augar Review Philip Augar · DfE — Independent review of post-18 education and funding in England examining the balance between higher education and further education, … 53 recs May 2019 Education Timpson Review Edward Timpson CBE · DfE — Independent review of school exclusion in England. Found certain groups of children disproportionately affected by exclusion and that … 30 recs Jul 2016 Education Sainsbury Review Lord David Sainsbury · DfE — Independent panel report advising ministers on improving the quality of technical education for 16-18 year-olds in England. Proposed … 34 recs Jun 2011 Education Bailey Review on Childhood Reg Bailey · DfE — Independent review into the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood. Made 14 recommendations for protecting children from inappropriate content … 14 recs Mar 2011 Education Tickell Review of the EYFS Dame Clare Tickell · DfE — Independent review of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), recommending a slimmed-down framework focused on learning and development, … 46 recs Mar 2011 Education Wolf Review of Vocational Education Professor Alison Wolf · DfE — Independent review of vocational education for young people aged 14–19 in England, recommending wholesale reform of the qualifications … 27 recs Feb 2011 Education Henley Music Education Review Darren Henley · DfE — Independent review of music education in England examining provision and quality in schools. Made 36 recommendations for a … 36 recs Nov 2005 Education Foster FE Review Sir Andrew Foster · Department for Education and Skills — Independent review of the future purpose and role of further education colleges in England, placing employability and skills … 81 recs Apr 2002 Education Roberts Review (STEM) Sir Gareth Roberts · HM Treasury — Independent review of the supply of scientists and engineers commissioned by HM Treasury. Made 37 recommendations covering school … 36 recs Sep 1998 Education Crick Report Professor Bernard Crick · Department for Education and Employment — Report of the Advisory Group on Citizenship recommending the introduction of citizenship education as a statutory National Curriculum … 21 recs Jul 1997 Education Dearing Higher Education Review Sir Ron Dearing · DfE — Major independent inquiry into higher education in the UK, commissioned jointly by the government and opposition. Published July … 93 recs Mar 1996 Education Dearing 16-19 Review Sir Ron Dearing · Department for Education and Employment — Comprehensive independent review of qualifications for 16-19 year olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Made 198 recommendations … 198 recs