1. Whole Staff Training Day
6th June 2011

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

3.  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

4. The Curriculum Development Cycle Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
What are you trying to achieve?
to achieve?

 How can you organise learning
to achieve these aims? 2
How
do we
organise
learning?
 How will you know if you have
been successful?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?

5. Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
To develop a modern, world-class
curriculum that will inspire and 3
challenge all learners and prepare
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
them for the future.

6. The National Curriculum Aims
Three key questions
1
How do these aims fit with our own vision for the aims of What
are we trying
the curriculum? to achieve?
How do they fit with our Success Criteria from the staff
meeting before Easter?
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?

7. Three key questions
1
Responsible
What
are we trying
Citizens Community to achieve?
Successful 2
Learners Aspiration How
do we
organise
learning?
Confident
Individuals Pride
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?

8. Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?

9. Three key questions
1
What
The school’s curriculum provides are we trying
memorable experiences and rich to achieve?
opportunities for high quality
learning… the school may be at
the forefront of
successful, innovative curriculum
The entire planned design - Ofsted
learning
experience 2
underpinned by a How
broad set of aims
do we
organise
and purposes - learning?
QCDA
Education both
influences and
reflects the values
of our society, and
the kind of society
we want to be – new 3
PNC How well
are we
achieving
our aims?

10. Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
Behaviour Routines Environment
to achieve?
Pupil 2
Location Lessons How
Interaction do we
organise
learning?
Extended
Pedagogy Events
Provision 3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?

11. Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
Literacy Personal
Skills Skills 2
How
do we
organise
learning?
Numeracy Emotional
Skills Skills
Learning
and
ICT Skills 3
Thinking How well
Skills are we
achieving
our aims?

12. Three key questions
1
What
An effectively designed curriculum ensures:
are we trying
to achieve?
 The curriculum meets the needs and
interests of all learners;
 A broad and balanced curriculum is an
2
entitlement for all learners; How
do we
 The curriculum is integrated with effective
organise
learning?
teaching, learning and assessment;
 The curriculum is at the heart of schools'
strategies to raise achievement and
improve outcomes for all its learners. 3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?

13. Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
Curriculum
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
Pedagogy Assessment
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?

14. Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?

15. Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
Develop first
ELL are planned
hand
into units
experiences 2
How
do we
organise
learning?
Pupils have an An outcome that
opportunity to can be publicly
direct learning celebrated 3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?