“Education is all a matter of building bridges”
Ralph Ellison
At the end of this module you will have:
- Considered and understand the research underpinning the Ofsted 2019 framework
- Have explored the research around curriculum design for long-term memory
- Advanced your understanding of the importance of curriculum breadth
- Explored in detail, a curriculum progression model
- Considered the rationale for the design of your curriculum
Pre Task: Educational Excellence Everywhere DfE 2016(Page 89)
Session 1 – What does a world class curriculum look like?
During this session you will have the opportunity to:
- Have a clear understanding of what high curriculum models look like
- Understand how to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of a school curriculum
- Understand the importance of knowledge rich, sequential and interleaved curriculum plans
Resources –
Extended Learning – The casual effect of East Asian ‘mastery’ teaching methods on English children’s mathematical skills?
HMCI commentary: curriculum and the new education inspection framework
Pre Task:
Session 2 – How to lead curriculum development
During this session you will have the opportunity to:
- Explore and use research from the learning sciences to guide implementation decisions
- Use subject specific pedagogy (content pedagogical knowledge)
- Explore the role of leaders in curriculum development
- Develop a deeper understanding of assessment and methodology
Resources –
Extended Learning – https://eera-ecer.de/networks/3-curriculum-innovation/
Forbes – How Technological innovation in education is taking on Covid-19