Replays: improving curriculum consistency meet ups
And the resources your fellow members use to achieve it.
Hello Curriculum Thinkers,
To help you learn how others improve the consistency of teaching in their departments, just before the Easter holidays, we organised for 14 very generous subject leaders to share how they do it at our subject specific meet ups
You can now
⏯️ watch the recordings
📝 download and adapt the resources speakers and attendees wanted to share
📧 get in touch directly with them
🙌 shout out to everyone who’s contributed to it all
Read on to find out how.
1. Watch recordings of subject specific conversations about improving consistency of teaching 📝
📚 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in English
Hosted by Dena Eden, Director of Secondary English at Inspiration Trust. Thank you Dena.
She explored this ‘autonomous > prescriptive’ continuum as a way of characterising and achieving consistency👇.
👉 Watch recording here
📊 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Maths
Hosted by Rhiannon Rainbow, School Improvement Leader for Maths and Matt Hussey at Greenshaw Learning Trust. Thank you, both.
They shared their some of their standard operating procedures👇.
👉 Watch recording here
🧭 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in RE
Hosted by Sharn Giddings, Humanities Expert at The Priory Pembroke Academy. Thank you, Sharn.
👉 Watch recording here
👋 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Languages
Claire-Lise Harrison, Head of Languages at Ripon Grammar School.
👉 Watch recording here
📐🥗 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Design Technology & Food
Hosted by Susan Hutcheson, Lead Teacher of Design and Technology at Chiswick School. Thank you, Susan.
Shared 3 key strategies, one of which was recording video demos for both staff and students👇.
👉 Watch recording here
🎭 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Performing Arts
Led by Ali Gibbs, Head of Department at The Robert Napier School
👉 Watch recording here
🎨 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Art
Hosted by Becky Mizon, Director of Creative Studies at Ormiston Victory Academy. Thank you, Becky.
Becky shared how Oftsed’s research review in Art and Design has helped her👇.
👉 Watch recording here
⚖ Consistent Curriculum Delivery in PSHE
Hosted by Ria Searle, PSHCE Curriculum Coordinator at Northwood School. Thank you, Ria.
👉 Watch recording here
📅 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in History
Hosted by Emily Folorunsho, Head of History at Barking Abbey School. Thank you, Emily.
Emily shared oodles, including these specific strategies to improve subject knowledge, values, accountability, resourcing and workload👇.
👉 Watch recording here
🌍 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Geography
Led by Tasneem Walji, Geography Teacher at Pinner High School. Thank you, Tasneem
👉 Watch recording here
🏆 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in P.E.
Hosted by Hannah Barrett, Subject Lead at Gloucester Academy. Thank you, Hannah.
👉 Watch recording here
💸👩💻 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Business, Comp Sci & IT
Hosted by Kiaia Anderson, Head of Computer Science , Business and Digital IT at Colchester Academy.
👉 Watch recording here
🧬 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Science
Hosted by Christopher Smye, Assistant Headteacher & Faculty Leader for Science at The Chase. Thank you, Christopher.
Christopher broke down how intent, implementation and impact are addressed through skills, application, communicating and knowledge👇.
👉 Watch recording here
2. Access and share curriculum delivery resources in your subject 📝
“Can you share that template after the session?”
We heard this time and time again at the end of Subject Specific Achieving Consistent Curriculum Delivery meet ups we ran in March.
So to help, we’ve been gathering banks of subject-specific resources your fellow members use to improve the consistency of teaching.
We’ve gathered 101 documents so far here and here.
👉 Click here to contribute to and access the shared drive of assessment resources
If you have already contributed to it, you should have been sent details about how to access it. If you've not received it, DM Frances Ling.
3. Get in touch with the subject specialists in your subject
If you want to get in touch with anybody who attended a session with you:
head to the event page link in your subject here
click 'See Who Attended' on your subject's meet up event page
click the name of the person you want to message
click 'chat' on their profile page to send them a DM
If you need any help, feel free to reply to this email.
4.Thank you and shout out to everyone who’s contributed to it all 🙌
Huge thanks to
all our meet up hosts above
everyone who attended to share to their ideas and to
those who’ve contribute resources to the library above
Folks who’ve contributed to the library so far:
Sarah Hookway, Head of Science at Sheringham High School
Atyia Ejaz, AHT CPD and literacy at Levenshulme High School
Matt Rodger, Assistant Headteacher - Quality of Education at Northampton School for Boys
Bola Macarthy Deputy head - Quality of Education at Oak Hill
Louise Holden, Deputy Headteacher at Thomas Aveling
Arlene Croydon Head of Geography at Cockshut Hill School
Fatima Murad, Teacher at Bronte Girls Academy
Alys Williams, LP in MFL at Five Acres High School
George Smalley, Head of History at St. Bede's RC High School
You are all incredibly generous and make the community a very special place.
If you are reading this, we high recommend you clicking on the names above, following them and learning more about their schools.
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