Curriculum – intent, implementation and impact

The curriculum and how it is planned and delivered for maximum impact is high on the policy agenda. This includes the OFSTED handbook for schools as well as other inspectorate bodies, the curriculum in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and internationally. CPD for teachers and all other educational professionals is essential so that the curriculum delivers high-quality, progressive and sequenced learning from early years to adulthood. We have the expertise to help you create the right culture where collaboration and expertise work together to ensure curriculum cohesion is delivered through breadth of knowledge, profound skills and deepening understanding.

Glynis Frater our founder and Director of Continuing Professional Development is about to publish her first of two books Designing and Delivering the Primary Curriculum. It will be available from 23rd March 2023. Its sister publication Designing and Delivering the Secondary Curriculum will be published next year.

Creating a culture where CPD for teachers ensures they are confident in their ability to talk about their own knowledge of curriculum vocabulary, the pedagogy that flows from it and the impact it has on how pupils learn will reap the evidence that the school or college is delivering the highest quality education.

The Vocabulary of the Curriculum

Senior, middle and subject leaders, teachers and their support staff need to work in synergy to share a common understanding of what the curriculum is intending to deliver and how it will be delivered within subjects, in cross-curricular contexts and as an integral part of supporting pupils to access, retain and recall knowledge and develop a range of skills that will allow them to deepen their learning over time. The curriculum has a distinct vocabulary and all those who have some sort of pupil facing or curriculum developer role must acknowledge and use in their planning and delivery.

It is a long list and probably not exhaustive. Each one of the above phrases needs a lot of unpicking and every leader, manager teacher and member of a support team need to know how to share their understanding of what these terms mean in the process of planning and delivering the curriculum whether in early years, the primary stages or in key stage 3, 4 and beyond. It is the curriculum and how it is translated from a vision into a reality that is at the heart of defining quality in relation to the success of otherwise of a school or college.

Creating a culture of collaboration and professional learning conversations

Synergy and a shared commitment to deliver excellence across all subjects in all stages of education is a fundamental starting point. Senior leaders have the responsibility for defining the vision, the rationale and the ambition for what they want the curriculum to achieve for all learners within their sphere. Translating that into deeply meaningful knowledge and skills that will lead to deep learning must be part of a collaboration where a collective understanding of what creates high quality outcomes for all learners is paramount.

Glynis’s research and exceptional knowledge of the theory and practice relating to curriculum design and delivery across all phases is wide and profound. The courses, resources, materials and activities that flow from her and the remarkable team we have here at Learning Cultures provide a unique opportunity to build a deeper understanding of how to create a curriculum offer that will lead to positive outcomes for all learners. Choose from the ones listed here

• Creating a Knowledge Rich and High Quality Primary Curriculum from Early Years to Year 6
• Defining the Quality of Education: What creates an outstanding secondary curriculum
• Sequencing Science in the Primary Curriculum and Key Stage 3
• SEND and Widening Participation
• Enhancing Reading and Literacy across the Secondary Curriculum
• Crossing the Transition Bridge – Seamless learning from key stage 2 to 3

For more courses have a look at our Curriculum, Teaching and Learning page

CPD for teachers and all other educational professionals is essential!

Talk to us about your vision and your goals for creating a coaching culture in your school or college. Use our contact us page or telephone us on 01746 765076 or email me, glynis@learningcultures.org.