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Curriculum matters: Part 7 – the language of learning

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in September 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. This is the sixth instalment in a 7-part series. Read part one, part two, part three, part four, part five and part six. ThisContinue reading “Curriculum matters: Part 7 – the language of learning”

Curriculum matters: Part 6 – making the KS3 curriculum count

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in September 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. This is the sixth instalment in a 7-part series. Read part one, part two, part three, part four and part five. In lastContinue reading “Curriculum matters: Part 6 – making the KS3 curriculum count”

How to solve a problem like teacher retention – part 1

In June 2018, I was asked to conduct a review of academic literature on the subject of teacher retention. It’s a hot topic because we are experiencing a staffing crisis in England’s schools. Why is this? Firstly, pupil numbers are growing. This is due to a demographic bulge which is travelling through the education system,Continue reading “How to solve a problem like teacher retention – part 1”

Curriculum matters: Part 5 – Curriculum mapping (backwards)

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in September 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. This is the fifth instalment in a 7-part series. Read part one, part two, part three and part four. So far in thisContinue reading “Curriculum matters: Part 5 – Curriculum mapping (backwards)”

Curriculum matters: Part 4 – Shakespeare’s education

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in September 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. This is the fourth instalment in a 7-part series. Read part one, part two and part three. Among the many slursContinue reading “Curriculum matters: Part 4 – Shakespeare’s education”

Curriculum matters: Part 3 – knowledge is power

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in September 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. This is the third instalment in a 7-part series. Read part one here and part two here In the first partContinue reading “Curriculum matters: Part 3 – knowledge is power”

Curriculum matters: Part 2 – vision and purpose

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in September 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. This is the second instalment in a 7-part series. Read part one here. In the first part of this series, IContinue reading “Curriculum matters: Part 2 – vision and purpose”

Curriculum matters: Part 1 – design and delivery

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in September 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. In June 2017, the chief inspector of schools, Amanda Spielman, gave a speech at the Festival of Education in which sheContinue reading “Curriculum matters: Part 1 – design and delivery”

Transition days are not for testing

In my recent post, Making Transition Count, I shared 20 top tips to improve a pupil’s transition from primary to secondary school. In this follow-up post I’d like to focus on the all-important transition day that usually takes place in June or July and affords Year 6 pupils a sneaky peek of life in bigContinue reading “Transition days are not for testing”

The problem with the Key Stage 3 curriculum

The Chief Inspector of Schools, Amanda Spielman, gave a speech at the Festival of Education in June 2017 in which she trumpeted the importance of the school curriculum… She said that, all too often, schools lose sight of the real substance of education: “Not the exam grades or the progress scores, important though they are, butContinue reading “The problem with the Key Stage 3 curriculum”