School leaders lack confidence in implementing new curriculum, survey suggests
School leaders lack confidence in implementing the government’s new national curriculum, according to the government’s own figures.
According to the Teacher Voice survey of 2,088 senior leaders and 1,643 teachers over June and July, just 40 per cent of respondents felt confident in teaching the new curriculum for computing, with 51 per cent in languages.
In computing, 30 per cent of respondents felt that the absence of adequate staff training was a key reason for the lack of confidence.
Confidence was higher in English, with 80 per cent feeling confident, and maths, with 78 per cent.
A Department for Education spokesperson said: “We trust teachers to adapt and this latest survey shows an improving picture, with three quarters of senior leaders confident in their school’s ability to implement the new national curriculum in English, maths and science, and confidence growing across every subject area.
"We have provided more than £4.5 million for specific initiatives to support teachers in getting ready for new curricula in computing and languages.”
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