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Teaching the new primary curriculum: what will good practice look like?

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Overview

• Our main concerns about the new curriculum

• Strategies to help

• Hang on... this could be great! Making the positives

about the new curriculum work for us

• In summary...

• Question time

Your views

What’s your biggest concern about the introduction of the new curriculum?

What are you most looking forward to?

The Challenges of a New Curriculum1. More challenging content for pupils.

HistoryHistorical methodology reduced, and more factual learning is required. In KS2, the Stone Age, Romans, Anglo Saxons and Vikings are all now required.

NumeracyYear 3: Add and subtract fractions with common denominators (before: Identification, reading and writing fractions).

LiteracyYear 6: Use semicolons, colons or dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses (before: Use punctuation to clarify meaning in complex sentences).

Strategies to help1. More challenging content for pupils.

Present content positively: excite the children rather than intimidate them.

Respond to children’s interests to make the harder content engaging and relevant to their learning needs.

Well thought-out resources to deliver the objectives clearly and exactly.

It will take time to work from the lower years up.

The Challenges of a New Curriculum2. The need to upskill.

MFL

Computing

Grammar

Strategies to help2. The need to upskill.

Capitalise on staff strengths.

Use subject coordinators in school – advice, INSET, resources, observing them at work.

Attend cluster meetings with specialists and coordinators.

Invest in yourself – online, books.

Redesign teaching timetable/class structures to play to your school’s staff strengths.

The Challenges of a New Curriculum3. Assessment

No levels:

Language

Showing progression

Accountability

Strategies to help3. Assessment

Common language, developed as a team through INSET or regular staff meetings.

Effective moderation discussions.

What are neighbouring schools doing? Wait for government’s ideas of good practice.

What data will you record? What proforma will teachers use? How will whole-school data be collected and presented?

Baseline data in each year group to show progression.

The Challenges of a New Curriculum4. The need for time to digest and comprehend the changes

Where do we find the time?

Resources to help us?

Hitting the ground running. Rolling ball syndrome!

Strategies to help4. The need for time to digest and comprehend the changes

Find concise and succinct resources. Lots available – work smart.

Staff meetings provided to discuss and thrash out pinpointed issues to do with your school.

Timeframe – timetable of what needs to be achieved and by when.

Preparation rather than reactive meetings – less stress, better teacher confidence and more efficient use of time. Far better for students’ learning.

It’s going to be great1. Some freedom!

New objectives = chance to redesign.

New topics that you can develop and take your own way.

Assessment freedom from levels. Greater knowledge of your children as whole beings.

A possible change of year groups? Starting from scratch may as well be done in a different year group!

It’s going to be great!2. A chance for positive change

Redesign your school’s vision.

Chance for cohesive design of your curriculum.

Change of schemes – more tailored teaching.

New ideas from people starting things for the first time – all learning new things together.

Finding new interests yourself.

A change is as good as a rest .

It’s going to be great3. A great excuse to…

Spend your coordinator budget on new and exciting resources.

Share practice and see others at work.

De-clutter.

Embrace a new era.

Take some risks.

In summary...

• Challenges can be overcome, but it will take time

and investment.

• Opportunities for personal and whole-school

development, freedoms and improvement.

• A collection of teachers’ heads is better than one.

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Effective Primary Assessment after Levels18th June 2014, Birmingham or21st May 2014, London www.oeconferences.com/assessment2014

DfE Update: Clarify the reforms to primary assessment and accountabilityCase studies: Take away best practice for implementing a new assessment frameworkNational Curriculum: Plan your new assessment system in light of the new National CurriculumConsistent teacher assessment: Ensure that all teacher assessments are accurate and consistent

Speakers include:

Dame Alison Peacock, Executive Headteacher, The Wroxham SchoolCaroline Barker, Policy Lead for National Curriculum Assessment, Department for EducationMichael Tidd, Head of Year, Vale School, Worthing