Curriculum Changeover

Update

Maintenance Day – Thursday 4 February 2016

Warm-Up

Change Quiz

1. Complete the saying – “A ___ never changes its

spots.”

2. On which David Bowie album was Changes

featured?

3. Bonus question, in which year was it released?

4. What did Norma Jeane Mortenson change her

name to?

5. If I buy a round that costs a tenner and I pay with a

pony, how much change do I get?

6. When did Russia change to the Gregorian

Calendar?

7. How many therapists does it take to change a

lightbulb?

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Answers

1. Leopard

2. Hunky Dory

3. 1971

4. Marilyn Monroe

5. 15 pounds

6. 1918

7. None, change

must come from

within.

Overview

Schedule

1. Curriculum Update Presentation

2. Group Discussion Task

3. Presentation

4. Q&A

Outcomes

• Awareness of curriculum changeover plans

• Development of change management plan

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Curriculum Development

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A1 A2-I A2-II B1-I B1-II B1-III

Complete Testing Proof-

reading

Under development

Content Team

Lead Curriculum Developer

Project Manager

Project Head

Matthew Boynton

Emmanuel Poey

Stuart Rowe

James Sweeting

Thom Harrison

Mark Hobold

Testing

Stage Tokyo Osaka

A1 Internal Testing Done Done

A1 Live Testing Done Done

A2 Internal Testing Done Ongoing

A2 Live Testing Ongoing Planned

B1 Internal Testing Planned Planned

B1 Live Testing Planned Planned

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Note

Internal testing = with staff members

Live testing = with real students

What’s to be done

Complete testing & proofreading of

A2

Confirm outlines and contents for

B1

Convert B1 contents to textbook

B1 Testing & proofreading

Professional proofreading

Printing

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Curriculum Changeover Plan

• The A1 and A2 texts will be ready for release on the 1st

of April, as will the first B1 text.

• From Friday the 1st of April, and student who levels up

will do so into a book from the new curriculum.

• Students who want to change over sooner are free to do

so.

• For the first three months of issue (1 April – 30 June)

new textbooks will be sold at a 50% discount.

• The new curriculum will have its own taiken and level-up

materials.

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Group Work

1. How will the curriculum

changeover impact your job?

2. How will it impact your department?

3. What can be done to minimise

the impact?

4. What steps need to becompleted

before the changeover can

take place?

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Questions

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Thank you