Hello Curriculum Thinkers,
You don’t need us to tell you that knowing your subject is key to helping your students achieve their goals.
But how do you go about developing subject knowledge? How do you set up the conditions that make sharing it easy? What should you do to avoid what makes it hard?
Join us after half term to find out with some Stenhouse-esque framing.
(But first, have a half term. A good one. With a good book you got for a discount* from us. You deserve it.)
*scroll to the bottom for details 😉
📚 Subject Communities: Stenhouse and Beyond.
Who is Stenhouse you may ask?
In the 70’s, Lawrence Stenhouse argued a number of things including:
🤝 Everyone should be involved in making the curriculum
✨ Subject communities are important for students because they help build a sense of belonging, knowledge, and creativity
👩🏽🏫 Teachers should use a more participatory approach to curriculum development.
📊Assessment should be part of the learning process and give helpful feedback to students to help them improve.
Sounds good. But how do achieve it? What persistent problems can this approach create? And how do you overcome them?
Join Director of Curriculum and Education, Inspiration Trust, Matt Carnaby (who’s also advised the DfE, Ofqual and Oak National to name a few) to learn:
What and why subject communities?
How do subject communities create an ecosystem for curriculum and teacher development?
Persistent problems and what we've learnt.
📆 Thurs 15th June
🕔 5pm
📅 Subject Leader meet-ups - Summer 2 dates
Subject leaders, what are you working on at the moment?
Join us to
celebrate what’s working for you
hear what what’s working for others
work through what’s not together
🥇 PE Leaders
Mon 5th June, 16:00 - 17:00 | RSVP here>
🛠 Design Technology Leaders - KS3 Curriculum Choice with Lewis Glaze, Head of DT at John Taylor Free School
Mon 5th June, 17:00-18:00 | RSVP here>
📊Maths Leaders
Mon 5th June, 17:00-18:00 | RSVP here>
🧬 Science Leaders - Spiral curriculum with Helen Warsop, Head of Science at Blessed Robert Sutton CVA
Tues 6th June, 16:00-17:00 | RSVP here>
🧠 Social Science Leaders
Tues 6th June, 16:00-17:00 | RSVP here>
🎭 Performing Arts Leaders
Tues 6th June, 17:00-18:00 | RSVP here>
🌍 Geography Leaders
Tues 6th June, 17:00-18:00 | RSVP here>
📚 English Leaders
Weds 7th June 16:00-17:00 | RSVP here>
🧭 RE Leaders
Wed 7th June, 16:00-17:00 | RSVP here>
👩💻 💸 Business, Computer Science & IT Leaders
Wed 7th June, 17:00-18:00 | RSVP here>
⚖ PSHE Leaders
Thurs 8th June, 16:00-17:00 | RSVP here>
🎨Art Leaders - Dialogic learning in Art with Pete Corkish, Head of Art at The Dorcan Academy.
Thurs 8th June, 16:00-17:00 |RSVP here>
📅 History Leaders -
Thurs 8th June, 17:00-18:00 | RSVP here>
👋 Language Leaders
Thurs 8th June, 17:00-18:00 | RSVP here>
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