Resources: improving curriculum delivery
Hello Curriculum Thinkers,
Over the past few weeks, you’ve seen how fellow members achieve greater teaching consistency across subjects and within subjects.
You’ve also seen how they check it’s all happening as planned.
Missed these lessons? Read them all here.
This week we’ve gathered all the resources they use to do it.
Why? There’s no point reinventing the wheel. And giving kids great learning experiences is why we’re all here.
So what have your fellow members been using to operationalise something as complex as improving curriculum delivery?
19 resources others have created to help you improve teaching consistency
As we've said before, documents and resources do not guarantee success.
But they do help frame your thinking and help you make concrete steps toward crystallising your approach.
Responses to the Subject Curriculum Goals Survey revealed colleagues who took part agreed. So too does this library of resources.
Both are a timely reminder that others are working on a common set of documents which a) help codify their approach and b) they want to share with you.
So what are they?
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 ones have you created in your subject area? Want to see what they look like in other schools?
Join our excellence in teaching consistency meet ups (starting Mar 11th) where you can learn from and swap teaching models, examples, rubrics and more with other specialists in your subject. Details, dates and links below.
Keep your eyes peeled for an invitation to access a brand new subject specific teaching resource directory we are building. Got a resource you want us to find for you? Take part in the Subject Curriculum Goals Survey.
📝 Download every subject (and non subject) specific resource designed to help improve teaching in one place
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🙏 Huge thanks to all of our Curriculum Thinkers Community members for sharing their curriculum delivery wisdom and their resources.
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📅 14 meet-up events on subject-specific approaches to consistent curriculum delivery across your dept
Starting week beginning 18th March. See you there!
All are welcome to take part in discussions so feel free to extend the invite to your team and line manager.
If you can’t make the date and time, add a quick comment on the event to be kept in the loop on the replay and resources shared on the call.
📚 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in English
Mon 11th Mar, 4-5 pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by Dena Eden, Director of Secondary English at Inspiration Trust
🧠 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Social Science
Mon 11th Mar, 5-6pm | RSVP here>
📊 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Maths
Tues 12th Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by Rhiannon Rainbow, School Improvement Leader for Maths at Greenshaw Learning Trust
🧭 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in RE
Tues 12th Mar, 5-6pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by Melissa Thraves, Subject Lead for Religion and World Views at Greensward Academy
👋 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Languages
Weds 13th Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
📐🥗 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Design Technology & Food
Thurs 14th Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by Susan Hutcheson, Lead Teacher of Design and Technology at Chiswick School
🎭 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Performing Arts
Thurs 14th Mar, 5-6pm | RSVP here>
🎨 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Art
Mon 18th Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
⚖ Consistent Curriculum Delivery in PSHE
Mon 18th Mar, 5-6pm | RSVP here>
📅 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in History
Tues 19th Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by Emily Folorunsho, Head of History at Barking Abbey School
🌍 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Geography
Tues 19th Mar, 5-6pm | RSVP here>
🏆 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in P.E.
Weds 20th Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by David Hargreaves, Curriculum Leader of PE at Cockshut Hill School
💸👩💻 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Business, Comp Sci & IT
Weds 20th Mar, 5-6pm | RSVP here>
🧬 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Science
Thurs 21st Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by Christopher Smye, Assistant Headteacher & Faculty Leader for Science at The Chase
Each event is open to all to join discussions, with the replay and resources available on-demand only for members of Subject Leader Groups in schools that have joined Curriculum Thinkers community.
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