Primary Curriculum Worcestershire – A Way Forward Brian Pengelly Primary Partnership Meetings March 2010.

Primary Curriculum Primary Curriculum

Worcestershire – A Way Worcestershire – A Way ForwardForward

Brian PengellyBrian Pengelly

Primary Partnership MeetingsPrimary Partnership Meetings

March 2010March 2010

New Primary CurriculumNew Primary Curriculum

http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/new-primary-curriculum/

On Edulink: Teaching and On Edulink: Teaching and Learning – World Class Learning – World Class CurriculumCurriculum

TodayToday

Brief updateBrief update Joined up thinkingJoined up thinking Suggested actions and timescalesSuggested actions and timescales LA integrated CPD offerLA integrated CPD offer Questions to resolveQuestions to resolve

Being clear about the Being clear about the changeschanges

Flexibility:Flexibility: with the expectation that it with the expectation that it will be used in response to the outcomes will be used in response to the outcomes of high quality assessment and self-of high quality assessment and self-

evaluation. evaluation. (Personalisation)(Personalisation)Essentials for learning and lifeEssentials for learning and lifeSubjects: Subjects: organised into six areas of organised into six areas of

learning.learning.

Continuity: Continuity: early, middle, later.early, middle, later.

And also…And also…

Languages Languages DanceDance DramaDrama CitizenshipCitizenship

You might create new You might create new themes…themes…

Sustainability Sustainability Global citizenshipGlobal citizenship Community cohesionCommunity cohesion Mr MenMr Men

Continuing to develop…Continuing to develop…

MetacognitionMetacognition Improved attitudes to learningImproved attitudes to learning Personal and social skillsPersonal and social skills Skills – investigation, problem solving, Skills – investigation, problem solving,

creativitycreativity Subject skills / basic skillsSubject skills / basic skills Integration and application across the Integration and application across the

curriculum – making connectionscurriculum – making connections Pupil voice and choicePupil voice and choice Challenge for allChallenge for all

Personalised Learning – Personalised Learning – A Practical GuideA Practical Guide

VisionVision

Not a return to the projects of oldNot a return to the projects of old Meeting the needs of learners to help Meeting the needs of learners to help

prepare them for the futureprepare them for the future Based on information and analysis of Based on information and analysis of

assessment data and other self-assessment data and other self-evaluation dataevaluation data

A flexible curriculum with different A flexible curriculum with different pathways – able to meet the changing pathways – able to meet the changing needs of different pupil groups.needs of different pupil groups.

Think about…Think about…Where are you now in Where are you now in

development of…development of…

A curriculum based on assessment A curriculum based on assessment and self-evaluation?and self-evaluation?

Personal, Social and Learning skills?Personal, Social and Learning skills? Links between subjects?Links between subjects? Continuity across the Primary age Continuity across the Primary age

range?range?

Is this your school?Is this your school?

Personalisation – need to improve pupil Personalisation – need to improve pupil voice and could do better with parental voice and could do better with parental support for learning – already doing well support for learning – already doing well with APP and AfL – introducing 1:1 tuition with APP and AfL – introducing 1:1 tuition and some very effective intervention and some very effective intervention programmes already in place. Self programmes already in place. Self evaluation shows that teaching in year X evaluation shows that teaching in year X does not engage all pupils and that boys does not engage all pupils and that boys writing takes a dip in year Y…Fabulous writing takes a dip in year Y…Fabulous interest in theme week on… Latest interest in theme week on… Latest innovation is…innovation is…

The Potential PitfallsThe Potential Pitfalls

Potential Pitfalls (contd.)Potential Pitfalls (contd.)

Even more Potential Even more Potential PitfallsPitfalls

Why is this change Why is this change worthwhile?worthwhile?

Curriculum Aims

Talk about…Talk about…Potential gainsPotential gains

What should we do?What should we do?

Challenge Challenge misconceptionsmisconceptions

Its back to the 1960’sIts back to the 1960’s We’ve seen it all before and it didn’t We’ve seen it all before and it didn’t

work last timework last time I’m not going to disadvantage my I’m not going to disadvantage my

children by changing the way I children by changing the way I teach!teach!

Challenge, “It’s back to Challenge, “It’s back to the good old days.”the good old days.”

Can we make a lesson Can we make a lesson out of these things…?out of these things…?

ORORHow do I fill the next hour?How do I fill the next hour?Where’s the worksheet to Where’s the worksheet to colour in?colour in?

Think about the Think about the questions that could be questions that could be

asked by:asked by: PupilsPupils ParentsParents GovernorsGovernors StaffStaff

How will we manage the How will we manage the consultation and information consultation and information sharing?sharing?

Decide who will leadDecide who will lead

Who will lead in your school? Who Who will lead in your school? Who will support you in this will support you in this development?development?

Who could lead across your group of Who could lead across your group of schools?schools?

Spring Term 2010Spring Term 2010

QCDA Co-development materialsQCDA Co-development materials ‘‘Catch up’ conference: Tuesday 30Catch up’ conference: Tuesday 30thth

MarchMarch Plan with colleagues from your Plan with colleagues from your

group of schoolsgroup of schools Consult with and inform governors Consult with and inform governors

and parentsand parents

Summer Term 2010Summer Term 2010

Train your school curriculum leadersTrain your school curriculum leaders Train your cluster curriculum Train your cluster curriculum

advocates advocates Continue to make links and innovateContinue to make links and innovate Develop PersonalisationDevelop Personalisation Reinforce the links between Reinforce the links between

Assessment, Pedagogy and Assessment, Pedagogy and CurriculumCurriculum

Assessment, Pedagogy and CurriculumAssessment, Pedagogy and Curriculum

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Optimum Learning

Autumn term 2010 / Spring Autumn term 2010 / Spring term 2011term 2011

Hold cluster conferences making Hold cluster conferences making best use of the additional closure best use of the additional closure dayday

Hone assessment processes and Hone assessment processes and pupil trackingpupil tracking

Plan ways of evaluating your Plan ways of evaluating your curriculum change – making sure curriculum change – making sure that what we do really worksthat what we do really works

Summer term 2011Summer term 2011

Trial new ways of planning Trial new ways of planning Find practical answers to the other Find practical answers to the other

questions that will have arisenquestions that will have arisen

Summer holidaySummer holiday

Go somewhere niceGo somewhere nice

The LA integrated CPD The LA integrated CPD offeroffer

A package that will include:A package that will include:

1) Training for your cluster 1) Training for your cluster curriculum advocates and school curriculum advocates and school curriculum developerscurriculum developers

2) Support for your cluster 2) Support for your cluster conference from EIA and consultantconference from EIA and consultant

3)Follow up meeting/s for cluster 3)Follow up meeting/s for cluster advocates and developersadvocates and developers

Summer Term 2010Summer Term 2010

Train your school curriculum leadersTrain your school curriculum leaders Train your cluster curriculum Train your cluster curriculum

advocates advocates Continue to make links and innovateContinue to make links and innovate Develop PersonalisationDevelop Personalisation Reinforce the links between Reinforce the links between

Assessment, Pedagogy and Assessment, Pedagogy and CurriculumCurriculum

Autumn term 2010 / Spring Autumn term 2010 / Spring term 2011term 2011

Hold cluster conferences making Hold cluster conferences making best use of the additional closure best use of the additional closure dayday

Hone assessment processes and Hone assessment processes and pupil trackingpupil tracking

Plan ways of evaluating your Plan ways of evaluating your curriculum change – making sure curriculum change – making sure that what we do really worksthat what we do really works

Integrated becauseIntegrated because

The cluster package - to train advocates The cluster package - to train advocates and curriculum developers sits alongside:and curriculum developers sits alongside:

The Catch up ConferenceThe Catch up Conference Briefings for GovernorsBriefings for Governors Subject Leader trainingSubject Leader training Headteacher briefings at Primary Headteacher briefings at Primary

PartnershipsPartnerships Bespoke CPD where possible Bespoke CPD where possible

We will share answers to We will share answers to the questions that arise…the questions that arise…

for example…for example…

What will good planning look like?What will good planning look like? How can we make effective links How can we make effective links

between the teaching of basic skills between the teaching of basic skills and the application of those skills in and the application of those skills in overarching themes?overarching themes?

What about standards?What about standards?