Whole Staff Training Day

6th June 2011

Is it too obvious to state that young people will enjoy and value a curriculum that enables them to enjoy and value themselves?

Develop a vision for our curriculum

Understand the Curriculum Development Cycle

Understand the relationships between Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy

Understand how different components of curriculum design can impact on learning

Agree on non-negotiable elements of curriculum planning for Sept 2011 onwards

Agree on short term and medium term actions and outcomes in our curriculum design

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

What are you trying to achieve?

How can you organise learning to achieve these aims?

How will you know if you have been successful?

The Curriculum Development Cycle

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

To develop a modern, world-class curriculum that will inspire and

challenge all learners and prepare them for the future.

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

The National Curriculum Aims

How do these aims fit with our own vision for the aims of the curriculum?

How do they fit with our Success Criteria from the staff meeting before Easter?

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

Responsible

Citizens

Successful

Learners

Confident

Individuals

Community

Aspiration

Pride

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

The entire planned learning

experience underpinned by a broad set of aims and purposes -

QCDA

Education both influences and

reflects the values of our society, and the kind of society we want to be – new

PNC

The school’s curriculum provides memorable experiences and rich

opportunities for high quality learning… the school may be at

the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum

design - Ofsted

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

Behaviour Routines Environment

Location LessonsPupil

Interaction

Pedagogy EventsExtended

Provision

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

Literacy

Skills

Numeracy

Skills

ICT Skills

Personal

Skills

Emotional

Skills

Learning

and

Thinking

Skills

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

An effectively designed curriculum ensures:

The curriculum meets the needs and interests of all learners;

A broad and balanced curriculum is an entitlement for all learners;

The curriculum is integrated with effective teaching, learning and assessment;

The curriculum is at the heart of schools' strategies to raise achievement and improve outcomes for all its learners.

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

Curriculum

AssessmentPedagogy

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

Three key questions

3How well

are we achieving our aims?

1What

are we trying to achieve?

2Howdo we

organise learning?

Develop first

hand

experiences

ELL are planned

into units

Pupils have an

opportunity to

direct learning

An outcome that

can be publicly

celebrated