It's almost here!
The full line up + meet >100 leaders to learn how they develop curriculum in their subjects
Hi Curriculum Thinkers.
At the start of May we put out a rallying call to make Curriculum Thinking Week 2021 a reality. And boy, did you respond!
It all starts on Monday and it’s shaped up to be much more… so much more… amazing than we imagined it could be.
Over 100 brilliant subject leaders will be speaking about how they do what they do in their subjects day-in day-out.
What’s more they’ll share all the resources they use to make it happen.
If you’ve not RSVP’d yet, here’s a run down of what to expect across the week.
Which subjects are happening on which days?
Monday is Maths 📊, Art 🎨 and Computer Science 👩💻
Tuesday is Science 🧬, Performing Arts 🎭and Social Science 🧠
Wednesday is English 📚, Business 💸 and RE 🧭
Thursday is History 📅, PE🏅 and PSHE/Citizenship ⚖
Friday is MFL 👋, Geography 🌍 and Design and Technology 📐
All the talks go live at 9am to give you flexibility to watch them throughout the day. Panel discussions happen live at 4pm.
Jump to your subject below and we’ll see you there!
Any questions, just reply to this email :)
👋 From Saar, Niall, Fran and Jay @ We Are In Beta.
Monday - Maths 📊 Art 🎨 and Computer Science 👩💻
Computer Science 👩💻
How we use priority knowledge to improve student attainment at Northwood School
Sequencing of the KS3-KS4 curriculum in Computer Science at Harrow Way Community School
Setting Purposeful and Specific Homework / Independent Study at KS4 and KS5 at Didcot Girls’ School
Resourcing a knowledge-rich key stage 3 Computer Science curriculum at Longsands Academy
How we plan to raise awareness of, and promote, good online mental health and habits, focusing around Social Media and Gaming at Lodge Park Academy
Deconstructing complex tasks in programming at Manor School
Engagement, Retrieval and Uptake at Ellesmere Park High School
Art 🎨
Nurturing a growth mind set using AFL strategies in Art at MEA Central
How we have embedded Literacy into Art across all key stages at Henley Bank High School
Adapting the curriculum to offer personalised learning; dialogues to success at Harrow Way Community School
Planning to encourage risk taking, resilience and creativity in Art at The Vyne Community School
Assessment in KS3 Art at Copleston High School
Using timelines to build contextual and conceptual understanding at Bedford Free School
Moderation & Work Scrutiny Across Practical Subjects at Kings Academy Binfield
Maths 📊
Coherent curriculum design through the lens of consistent method and model selection at Brooke Weston Trust
How we developed a Maths curriculum that reflects our faculty vision at Wolfreton School
How we support year ten simultaneous equations at Glenmoor and Winton
How we link concrete representations to the concept of directed number at Bedford Free School
Embedding retrieval practice in A-Level maths teaching at Longsands Academy
Monitoring the Recovery Curriculum in Mathematics and Northwood School
Developing links and understanding of the KS1/KS2 curriculum at Glebelands
How we use Core Questions to inform our planning across KS3 at Henley Bank High School
Centralised planning and homework in Maths at Walton Academy
Assessment in Maths at KS4 at Queen Elizabeth's
School Introducing teaching for mastery with year 7 at Prospect School
How we use goal free problems to increase the amount of AO2 questions attempted at Jarrow School
Tuesday is Science 🧬, Performing Arts 🎭 and Social Science 🧠
Science 🧬
Using writing frames in KS3 science at Bedford Free School
How we identify and address misconceptions in Year 7 and 8 Science at Brighton Hill Community School
Building means of participation into the KS3 science curriculum at Lodge Park Academy
Developing a knowledge rich KS3 curriculum from scratch at Chiswick School
How we support students to write scientific methods at Kings Academy Ringmer
Knowing where to start when there is no curriculum at all: the big mistakes and the quick wins- Starting with Science at Chiswick School
Being specific with prototypes in the Kings Academy Ringmer Curriculum
Small steps in calculations in KS4 Science at Southfields Academy
Formative assessment: making it frequent and fruitful at Beaumont School
Using ABCQ for disciplined discussion in Y10 Science at The Dorcan Academy
Teaching electricity from an energy perspective at Southfields Academy
How British Science Week Can Enrich and Promote Your Curriculum at The Rowans AP Academy
Developing the KS5 Biology curriculum using booklets at Didcot Girls’ School
The use of hinge questions in bonding and structure at Greenshaw High School
Performing Arts 🎭
Developing reflective performance culture in KS3 Music lessons at Ridgeway Education Trust
Improving the progress of students in GCSE Drama at Queen Elizabeth's School
The Importance of Knowledge in Dance at Lodge Park Academy
Utilising formative assessment during deliberate practice in Key Stage 3 at Manor School
Practical approaches to enhance the delivery of the written component for GCSE Drama at Copleston High School
Feedback in KS3-KS4 Drama at Glebelands
Social Science 🧠
Psychology A Level Curriculum Planning at JFS - a focus on Research Methods
Wednesday is English 📚, Business 💸 and RE 🧭
English 📚
Embedding the skills: Creating an Effective KS3 curriculum at Copleston High School
Sequencing the curriculum at The Dorcan Academy
Whole Class Feedback - using effective talk at Nottingham Girls Academy
Successful assessment and progress models in Key Stage 3 English at Didcot Girls’ School
Precision Planning for Creative Writing at Glenmoor & Winton Academies
Moving away from PEA: using What How Why to support reading and analysis at Kings Academy Ringmer
Removing the Glass Ceiling in the Teaching of GCSE English Literature (9-1) at Harris Academy Ockendon
How we embed oracy strategies in the exploration of GCSE English Literature at Northwood School
Getting the balance right when improving KS4 Writing at Greenshaw High School
How we have developed an English KS3 curriculum using high quality texts for our schools in the Greenshaw Learning Trust
Embedding consistency across a department at Prospect School
Using knowledge tests and MCQ in assessment at Kings Academy Binfield
Bringing a little of the Finnish Education System into the British Classroom: Using board game designing to consolidate knowledge and assess understanding at Allestree Woodlands School
Business 💸
Teaching Behavioural Economics in a linear A Level at JFS
Developing and launching a brand new curriculum - GCSE Business at Copleston High School
RE 🧭
How we are beginning to embed scholarly works in KS4 and KS5 in Haberdashers Abraham Darby
Using Teacher Knowledge Organisers in Ethics at Glenmoor & Winton Academies
Introducing 'worldviews' to the RE curriculum at St Paul's Way Trust School
Implementing a trust wide approach to RE at Five Acres High School
How we increase confidence in oracy through 'Talking Points' at Kingswood Secondary Academy
Teaching different religious concepts of time in Y7 at Greenshaw High School
Thursday is History 📅, PE🏅 and PSHE/Citizenship ⚖
History 📅
Doing justice to the teaching of the British Empire in Year 8 History at Yate Academy
Disciplinary Literacy at KS3 & 4 at Haberdashers' Abraham Darby Academy
Using overviews to develop the bigger picture and avoid being chronologically lost at Harrow Way Community School
How we utilise advanced historical scholarship with Year 8 at Glenmoor & Winton Academies
How we are decolonising the history curriculum for a mainly white student body at Kings Academy Ringmer
Using historical fiction to improve literacy in history at Thornhill Academy
The Use of Curriculum Booklets in History at Greenshaw High School
Decolonising the Year 8 curriculum at The Vyne Community School
How we promote oracy in KS3 History at MEA Central
Knowledge booklets and curriculum sequencing at Lodge Park Academy
How we have used Hallie Rubenhold’s ‘The Five’ to diversify our Year 8 study of Industrial Britain at Tytherington School
Teaching West African History and developing Y8 History students' source analysis at Kings Academy Binfield
PE🏅
Preparing for Generation Alpha with Hybrid PE at Jarrow School
PSHE/Citizenship ⚖
Creating 'buy-in' for KS3 RSE at Walton Academy
Implementing a new Personal Development (PSHE and Citizenship) in KS3 at Tytherington School
Embedding PSHCE throughout the school at Northwood School
How we have reinvigorated PSHE at Prospect School
Empowering staff who are non-specialists to teach PSHE with confidence at Harris Academy Battersea
Friday is MFL 👋, Geography 🌍 and Design and Technology 📐
MFL 👋
The use of Fast Starts in year 10 to aid retrieval in MFL at Desborough College
Introducing Knowledge organisers at KS3 at Tytherington School
Developing the MFL Curriculum at Brighton Hill Community School
Speech Builders - Transform the department at Northwood School
Using the principles of Harry Fletcher Wood’s Responsive Teaching to develop curriculum mapping at St Mark's Academy
How we're making French accessible and enjoyable at Skegness Academy
KS3 MFL Assessments at Greenshaw Learning Trust
Geography 🌍
Building resilience at KS3 through the use of assessments at Buile Hill Academy
Moving away from a linear model of delivery at GCSE at Prospect School
Think like a geographer - Creating synoptic understanding at KS4 at The Vyne Community School
How we sequence our Geography curriculum at Chiswick School
Year 9 geography curriculum at QE - improving uptake and preparing students for GCSE at Queen Elizabeth's School
How we are improving geographical content & place knowledge and literacy in Yr 9 Geography World Trade Unit at JFS School
Why we are choosing to teach Development first in KS3 Geography at Henley Bank High School
Planning a development sow in year 7 at Tytherington School
Design and Technology 📐
Planning KS3 curriculum with limited teaching time at The Vyne Community School
Vocational Construction Curriculum at Prospect School
How we have developed creativity in Design Technology at The Dorcan Academy