A Curriculum Guide for Middle Leaders
Intent, Implementation and Impact in Practice
- 196 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
A Curriculum Guide for Middle Leaders is a comprehensive guide to the curriculum for middle leaders and subject leaders. Designed to support middle leaders in both primary and secondary schools, it explores every aspect of successful curriculum leadership beginning with intent and moving on to cover implementation and impact. It is closely aligned to the new inspection framework and demystifies key terminology including selection, sequencing, progression, and interleaving.
Written in an accessible Q&A format, the book equips readers with the tools and the knowledge they need to construct an imaginative and effective subject curriculum, and prepares them to take part successfully in 'deep dives'. There are also templates and practical tools drawn from good practice across the country that can be easily adapted for individual subjects and schools.
Addressing the key concerns of both experienced leaders and those new to the role, this essential resource encourages readers to think deeply about the curriculum and how it is taught, enabling them to make a significant contribution to whole school improvement.
Frequently asked questions
Information
Part 1
Intent
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What is meant by âintentâ?
- What skills and topics are to be taught?
- When should they be taught?
- In what years?
- At what point in the year?
- At what level should they be taught?
- How long should each topic last?
- In what order should they be taught? How should they be sequenced?
- Does each topic build upon previous topics? How are skills to be steadily developed over the course of a term, year or Key Stage?
- Is each topic to be assessed?
- How is the curriculum content to be differentiated? Should all topics be taught to all pupils or are some more suitable to groups of pupils?
- How does curriculum content relate to ability?
- In planning the curriculum is attention being paid to high ability pupils, those with special educational needs, those with English as an additional language etc?
- Are the planned skills and topics sufficiently challenging?
- What adaptations are to be made to ensure that less able pupils do not fall behind and are able to catch up if they do so?
- How does the curriculum connect with what has gone before or coming next? In other words, does Key Stage 2 prepare pupils for Key Stage 3, and does Key Stage 3 build upon the work done at Key Stage 2. Similarly, does the work planned for Years 10 and 11 prepare pupils not only for GCSEs but for A-Levels too?
- Does the curriculum seek to equip pupils with the cultural capital they need to be able to really benefit from the new learning?
- What extra-curricular opportunities will be available to enhance pupilsâ understanding of the topics covered?
- What literacy and numeracy skills will need to be covered to enable pupils to cope with the various topics?
- Are there any cross-curricular opportunities to consider?
- In subjects such as science and design technology, are there any safety considerations?
- How relevant is the curriculum to the context of the school and its pupils?
- What are the expectations of parents regarding subject content and skills progression?
- What adaptations would have to be made to enable non-specialists to deliver the curriculum effectively?
Note
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Do I have a vision for my subject?
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1: Intent
- Part 2: Implementation
- Part 3: Impact
- Appendices