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| Welcome to the secondary curriculum reform page The purpose of this page is to provide staff with a list of current documentation that can be used to inform curriculum planning. Secondary curriculum reform aims to enable all young people to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens. The documentation will support the dialogue on how all learning is organised and assessed. Please feel free to browse the table of resources we have below. Regular updates will be available here. Please click on the relevant title for details or a weblink directing you to more information on the resource tool. You can also contact the responsible person for each resource by clicking on their name. |
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| Future Schools - November 2009 Future schools aims to share the experiences and expertise of schools in areas as diverse as a complete new build through BSF to the workforce and resource implications of the extended schools agenda. The issues surrounding reimaginging schooling are complex but challenge us all to go back to the heart of what constitutes effective teaching and learning. We will work with schools in the coming year to create a systematic means of capturing the wisdom and insights of those colleagues who specialise in 'outside the box' thinking, those who have been through a rebuild programme and also to look into future needs and possibilities - be these technological, environmental or staff related. Click here to read more... |
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You child, your schools, our future - building a 21st century schools system - October 2009 Every parent wants their child to go to a great school, and every young person deserves a great education. That is why improving school standards is one of the proudest achievements of this Government. Many more young people leave primary school secure in the basics, achieve good qualifications in secondary school, and stay on in education and training than a decade ago. Please click here to download the document |
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| The 11-19 curriculum - From implementation to development - September 2009 The new secondary curriculum was introduced in September 2008 as part of major reforms of 11–19 education and qualifications. With the implementation phase well underway, it’s now time to ensure the changes are secure and that they make a difference for learners. We need to make certain that all young people are more deeply motivated and inspired to engage with learning. They should make good progress and achieve the standards they need to give them the best chance of success in adult life. This publication outlines evidence of the changes made and their impact so far. It sets out the next steps for the reforms as we secure their expected impact for schools, teachers and learners. It contains valuable support and links to the guidance that are available from the QCDA and other implementation partners. Please click here to download the document |
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Planning for change: the impact of the new Key Stage 3 curriculum This report evaluates the progress being made in implementing the new Key Stage 3 curriculum, based on visits to 37 schools between May 2008 and March 2009. The schools in the survey had embraced the opportunity to introduce more variety into teaching and learning to engage and motivate students. They had made less progress in linking subjects and incorporating skills across the curriculum, although there were examples of good and outstanding practice in these areas. Please click here to download the document |
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| National Dimensions Conference - 12 March 2009 The National Conference for Dimensions held at the Congress Centre raised the profile of dimensions for curriculum planning for secondary schools. Over 200 delegates attended the conference from across the country and across the world. Launching the two new publications, Cross-curriculum dimensions and Sustainable development in action, David Gardner from QCA said "these publications have been developed to support schools develop a curriculum that is coherent to the learner, lets all work together to engage schools with the potential of cross-curriculum dimensions to develop a modern world class curriculum to inspire and challenge all learners and prepare them for the future." The Prime Minister's Global Fellows, Luke Pollard and Sophie Jones highlighted the potential in developing successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens ,as did the students from Mayfield School in Essex, their report on the conference is now live on BBC News School Report website. Please click here to veiw the website. The presentations made on the day are available to view below.
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Curriculum Dimensions postcard |
Compelling
learning experiences leaflet |
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| Personal,
Learning and Thinking Skills leaflet |
British
Council international opportunities for UK schools summary |
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| British
Council - Connecting Classrooms presentation |
Cross-curriculum
dimensions A planning guide for schools |
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| Disciplined
curriculum innovation - Making a difference to learners |
The
global dimension in action. A curriculum planning guide for schools |
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| Designing
and implementing a coherent 11–19 curriculum |
Sustainable
development in action. A curriculum planning guide for schools |
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| The new Secondary Curriculum |
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Richard Rice - 10 February 2009 |
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| Leading system redesign - SSAT 16th National and 5th iNet Conference, 26th-28th November 08 This year's event was more interactive, inspirational and motivating than ever before. Download presentations and watch videos here. |
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| Schools Minister announces statutory PSHE - 23 October 2008 DCSF has today published: the report by the group that was established to review the delivery of Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) in schools; and the Government response to the group's report. Copies of both reports, as well as press notices released by the SRE review Steering group and DCSF are attached. Copies of both reports are attached along with Press notices from the SRE Review Group and the Government in response. The review was announced in the Children’s Plan, in December 2007. The steering group that undertook the review was comprised of: practitioners involved in the planning and delivery of SRE; experts in young people’s sexual health; representatives of faith groups; and young people. The review was co-chaired by Schools Minister Jim Knight, Jackie Fisher, Principal of Newcastle College and Josh McTaggart, a member of the UK Youth Parliament. The group’s independent report includes a number of recommendations to Government, designed to improve the quality and consistency of SRE in schools, to which the Government has responded. The steering group’s headline recommendation is that PSHE should be made statutory and be supported by a statutory programme of study (PoS) – in order to give it increased status/priority in schools. The Government has accepted the arguments for statutory PSHE and agreed to undertake a review – headed by Sir Alasdair MacDonald – to consider how to turn the decision that PSHE should have statutory status into a practicable way forward. In addition, the Government will accept, or agree to consider further, all of the steering group’s other recommendations, designed to improve the delivery of SRE. Recommendations broadly fall into 6 headings:
The report also considered how best to ensure that schools and parents could work in partnership to educate children and young people about sex and relationships.
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| Curriculum Design Presentations from the Curriculum Design Conference held on 19th September 2008 by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.
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From January 2008, SSAT lead practitioners will be supporting the process of curriculum change through a local programme of events and activities. The programme recognises that schools will be at different starting points with a different planned rate of progress towards a curriculum that gives each learner a personalised route through the new 11–19 landscape. Lead practitioners will not be offering off-the-peg solutions to the challenges offered by the new curriculum but will support the process of disciplined innovation, enabling each institution to develop a curriculum that reflects its learners’ needs. Experienced and aspiring curriculum designers will have the opportunity to:
All secondary schools (including middle and special schools and academies) in England have been allocated a lead practitioner to work with them. They will have received an invitation to join a local learning group of fellow schools, as well as notification of the dates of their local events and how to register attendance. If you are able to forward this email onto your networks of schools then that would be greatly appreciated. The easiest way to register for your free place at one of the workshops is online. Simply go to https://secure2.symphonyem.co.uk/curriculum%5Fchange/ and pick which region you are in then click on register. If you have any questions regarding the workshops, or for details of your assigned workshops, please contact the workshop helpline on 0845 363 1478, or email to curriculumchange@rslive.co.uk. |
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A number of questions and comments about the reform programme were raised through workshop sessions and interactive technology used at conferences, covering Diplomas, functional skills, New Secondary Curriculum and delivery issues such as collaboration, workforce issues and funding. Please click here for responses to these questions. If
you want to keep up to date with developments across 11-19 reform you
can sign up to the Delivery '08, Planning for Delivery '09 and 14-19 Implementation
Update newsletters. To subscribe to these newsletters, please
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The
14-19 website also gives a flavour of the main sessions from the conferences
- you'll be able to read Jim Knight's keynote speech and download the
slides from the workshop sessions. Please
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A consultation document on how we can help every pupil make good progress at school. Caroline Stone |
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Report
of the Teaching and Learning in 2020 Review Group. Caroline
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framework for developing personalised learning in settings and schools.
Caroline Stone |
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The
14-19 Education and Skills White Paper introduced functional skills in
English, mathematics and ICT to address employers’ concerns that
young people and adults are not achieving a firm grounding in the ‘basics’.
Caroline
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Powerpoint presentation on personalised learning delivered to NASH in November 2006. Caroline Stone |
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To
develop a modern world-class curriculum that will challenge and inspire
all learners and prepare them for the future.
Caroline
Stone |
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A
new 14-19 qulaification that will be available from September 2008. For
more information on Diplomas, please visit the 14-19
page. John
Douglas |
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The
Secondary Standards Strategy document. Caroline
Stone |
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| A
curriculum for the future New
Opportunities - The new Secondary Curriculum. Caroline
Stone |
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| Getting
back on track Pupils
who make slow progress in English, mathematics and science in Key Stage
3. Caroline Stone |
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| Target
Setting Guidance - September 2008 The
following document has been produced as a result of guidance that the
local authority received from the DCSF in September 2007 and consultation
with Children and Young People’s Service officers in Newham. Richard
Rice |
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| New
Opportunities The
new Secondary Curriculum: A curriculum for the future. Caroline
Stone |
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| SIPs
Support Presentation The
Specialist Dimension; support for Local Authority SIPs/Advisers. Caroline
Stone |
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| Design
for Success Shaping
your curriculum to incorporate the Diploma. Caroline
Stone |
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| Study
Plus For
Year 10 in September 2008 - Presentation for senior leaders in secondary
schools. Steve Wright |
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| Study
Plus pilot report Summary
of the main findings from evaluations of the first year of the pilot.
Simon Evry / Steve
Wright |
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| Curriculum Transformation Meeting agendas 2007/2008 |
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