Hello Curriculum Thinkers,
“Please can you share that template with us afterwards?”
We heard this time and time again at the end of each Subject Specific Teaching Consistency meet up we ran this month.
So we’ve been gathering a bank of subject specific resources your fellow members use to improve teaching all in one place.
If you want to access this new, shared drive, click…
Resources requested / shared so far include...
Department handbooks
Bibliographies
Teaching principles
Teaching guidance
Teacher subject knowledge banks
Subject knowledge audits
Staff CPD programmes
Staff training slides
Planning templates
Co-planning templates
Monitoring and evaluation cycles/schedules
Learning walk guidance
Learning walk proformas
Learning walk data dashboards
Book look / student work scrutiny guidance
Ofsted research review summary templates
Student voice questions
Trackers celebrating success
Teaching and learning newsletters/bulletins
Which of these are you working on?
Want to know what others' look like?
Thank you to all the subject leaders who hosted and contributed loads to meet ups this term.
Neither the resource bank above nor the meet ups we hosted this term would be possible without the generosity of the amazing members who hosted them and got involved.
Huge thanks to them.
They are:
Dena Eden, Director of Secondary English at Inspiration Trust.
Rhiannon Rainbow, School Improvement Leader for Maths at Greenshaw Learning Trust.
Matt Hussey, Assistant Vice Principal - Assessment and Data, Stoke Damerel Community College.
Sharn Giddings, Humanities Expert at The Priory Pembroke Academy.
Claire-Lise Harrison, Head of Languages at Ripon Grammar School.
Susan Hutcheson, Lead Teacher of Design and Technology at Chiswick School.
Ali Gibbs, Head of Department - Performing Arts at The Robert Napier School.
Becky Mizon, Director of Creative Studies at Ormiston Victory Academy.
Ria Searle, PSHCE Curriculum Coordinator, HoD at Northwood School.
Emily Folorunsho, Head of History at Barking Abbey School.
Tasneem Walji, Geography Teacher at Pinner High School.
Kiaia Anderson, Head of Computer Science , Business and Digital IT at Colchester Academy.
Hannah Barrett, Subject Lead - PE at Gloucester Academy.
Christopher Smye, Assistant Headteacher & Faculty Leader for Science at The Chase.
4 improving teaching lists you might have missed.
ICYMI: Since the Subject Curriculum Goals Survey revealed improving teaching consistency was a big priority for you, we’ve been doing everything we can to help you find the most useful content and resources inside the Curriculum Thinkers Community.
So far we’ve curated:
11 subject specific ideas to help you improve delivery in your departments
6 strategies to help you see if your curriculum is being taught consistently.
13 pieces of recommended reading: improving consistency of teaching
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