Description
This is a practical guide for school leaders and teachers who have responsibility for designing and delivering a knowledge-rich and skills-focused curriculum at KS3 and KS4. It considers the elements that underpin a high-quality curriculum and how to create sequential and conceptually rich learning experiences for pupils across the secondary phase.
Key topics include:
- Tools and techniques that can support staff to develop a cohesive curriculum across every secondary subject area
- A focus on essential knowledge and skills within each subject
- Transition from primary to secondary school and the importance of KS3
- The role of leadership in defining curriculum vision, rationale and ambition
- A review of compulsory and desirable elements of curriculum planning such as well-being and physical health
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Making sense of a quarter of a century of change
Chapter 2 Transformational and visionary leadership – defining the ambition and rationale for curriculum cohesion
Chapter 3 Crossing the transition bridge from primary to secondary school
Chapter 4 Key Stage 3 – a vital piece in the curriculum jigsaw
Chapter 5 Communication, language and literature in the digital age
Chapter 6 Mathematics – deepening knowledge through concepts and context
Chapter 7 Science – content, knowledge and values that could change the world
Chapter 8 The humanities – singular and intertwining disciplines that make sense of our place in the world
Chapter 9 Creativity and expressive arts
Chapter 10 Physical, emotional, social and cultural learning for well-being and mental health
Chapter 11 Choices: Vocational, technical and enterprise learning
Chapter 12 Assessing pedagogy and learning – progression and challenge from year 6 to GCSE and beyond
Chapter 13 Building a collaborative and sustainable future
