Case study: Understanding curriculum design in light of the Curriculum and Assessment Review

Our client is a leading provider of curriculum resources for the schools sector. They wanted to understand how teachers and school leaders were feeling about the possibility of curriculum change, following the publication of the government's Curriculum and Assessment Review.

We recruited and carried out 20 qualitative interviews with subject leaders across Primary and Secondary schools to understand more about the approach and process they go through when designing and implementing curriculum change. We recruited the participants through our Insightful Research Teacher Panel which enabled us to complete recruitment and have all interview slots filled within 48 hours of starting the recruitment process. This speed, backed by our trusted panel of over 450 teachers, was critical in helping us meet the very tight deadlines the project required.

At the end of the project, we delivered a comprehensive written report, a shorter executive summary for dissemination throughout the organisation and we also contributed to the client's product planning by revieiwng internal planning documents and advising where current assumptions were at-odds with the insights we uncovered.