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

New Primary Curriculum new-primary-curriculum/ new-primary-curriculum/ On Edulink: Teaching and Learning – World Class Curriculum

Today Brief update Brief update Joined up thinking Joined up thinking Suggested actions and timescales Suggested actions and timescales LA integrated CPD offer LA integrated CPD offer Questions to resolve Questions to resolve

Being clear about the changes Flexibility: with the expectation that it will be used in response to the outcomes of high quality assessment and self-evaluation. (Personalisation) Flexibility: with the expectation that it will be used in response to the outcomes of high quality assessment and self-evaluation. (Personalisation) Essentials for learning and life Essentials for learning and life Subjects: organised into six areas of learning. Subjects: organised into six areas of learning. Continuity: early, middle, later. Continuity: early, middle, later.

And also… Languages Languages Dance Dance Drama Drama Citizenship Citizenship

You might create new themes… Sustainability Sustainability Global citizenship Global citizenship Community cohesion Community cohesion Mr Men Mr Men

Continuing to develop… Metacognition Metacognition Improved attitudes to learning Improved attitudes to learning Personal and social skills Personal and social skills Skills – investigation, problem solving, creativity Skills – investigation, problem solving, creativity Subject skills / basic skills Subject skills / basic skills Integration and application across the curriculum – making connections Integration and application across the curriculum – making connections Pupil voice and choice Pupil voice and choice Challenge for all Challenge for all

Personalised Learning – A Practical Guide

Vision Not a return to the projects of old Not a return to the projects of old Meeting the needs of learners to help prepare them for the future Meeting the needs of learners to help prepare them for the future Based on information and analysis of assessment data and other self-evaluation data Based on information and analysis of assessment data and other self-evaluation data A flexible curriculum with different pathways – able to meet the changing needs of different pupil groups. A flexible curriculum with different pathways – able to meet the changing needs of different pupil groups.

Think about… Where are you now in development of… A curriculum based on assessment and self- evaluation? A curriculum based on assessment and self- evaluation? Personal, Social and Learning skills? Personal, Social and Learning skills? Links between subjects? Links between subjects? Continuity across the Primary age range? Continuity across the Primary age range?

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

The Potential Pitfalls

Potential Pitfalls (contd.)

Even more Potential Pitfalls

Why is this change worthwhile?

Curriculum Aims

Talk about… Potential gains

What should we do?

Challenge misconceptions Its back to the 1960’s Its back to the 1960’s We’ve seen it all before and it didn’t work last time We’ve seen it all before and it didn’t work last time I’m not going to disadvantage my children by changing the way I teach! I’m not going to disadvantage my children by changing the way I teach!

Challenge, “It’s back to the good old days.” Can we make a lesson out of these things…? Can we make a lesson out of these things…?OR How do I fill the next hour? How do I fill the next hour? Where’s the worksheet to colour in? Where’s the worksheet to colour in?

Think about the questions that could be asked by: Pupils Pupils Parents Parents Governors Governors Staff Staff How will we manage the consultation and information sharing? How will we manage the consultation and information sharing?

Decide who will lead Who will lead in your school? Who will support you in this development? Who will lead in your school? Who will support you in this development? Who could lead across your group of schools? Who could lead across your group of schools?

Spring Term 2010 QCDA Co-development materials QCDA Co-development materials ‘Catch up’ conference: Tuesday 30 th March ‘Catch up’ conference: Tuesday 30 th March Plan with colleagues from your group of schools Plan with colleagues from your group of schools Consult with and inform governors and parents Consult with and inform governors and parents

Summer Term 2010 Train your school curriculum leaders Train your school curriculum leaders Train your cluster curriculum advocates Train your cluster curriculum advocates Continue to make links and innovate Continue to make links and innovate Develop Personalisation Develop Personalisation Reinforce the links between Assessment, Pedagogy and Curriculum Reinforce the links between Assessment, Pedagogy and Curriculum

Assessment, Pedagogy and Curriculum Assessment Pedagogy Curriculum Optimum Learning

Autumn term 2010 / Spring term 2011 Hold cluster conferences making best use of the additional closure day Hold cluster conferences making best use of the additional closure day Hone assessment processes and pupil tracking Hone assessment processes and pupil tracking Plan ways of evaluating your curriculum change – making sure that what we do really works Plan ways of evaluating your curriculum change – making sure that what we do really works

Summer term 2011 Trial new ways of planning Trial new ways of planning Find practical answers to the other questions that will have arisen Find practical answers to the other questions that will have arisen

Summer holiday Go somewhere nice Go somewhere nice

The LA integrated CPD offer A package that will include: 1) Training for your cluster curriculum advocates and school curriculum developers 2) Support for your cluster conference from EIA and consultant 3)Follow up meeting/s for cluster advocates and developers

Summer Term 2010 Train your school curriculum leaders Train your school curriculum leaders Train your cluster curriculum advocates Train your cluster curriculum advocates Continue to make links and innovate Continue to make links and innovate Develop Personalisation Develop Personalisation Reinforce the links between Assessment, Pedagogy and Curriculum Reinforce the links between Assessment, Pedagogy and Curriculum

Autumn term 2010 / Spring term 2011 Hold cluster conferences making best use of the additional closure day Hold cluster conferences making best use of the additional closure day Hone assessment processes and pupil tracking Hone assessment processes and pupil tracking Plan ways of evaluating your curriculum change – making sure that what we do really works Plan ways of evaluating your curriculum change – making sure that what we do really works

Integrated because The cluster package - to train advocates and curriculum developers sits alongside: The Catch up Conference The Catch up Conference Briefings for Governors Briefings for Governors Subject Leader training Subject Leader training Headteacher briefings at Primary Partnerships Headteacher briefings at Primary Partnerships Bespoke CPD where possible Bespoke CPD where possible

We will share answers to the questions that arise… for example… What will good planning look like? What will good planning look like? How can we make effective links between the teaching of basic skills and the application of those skills in overarching themes? How can we make effective links between the teaching of basic skills and the application of those skills in overarching themes? What about standards? What about standards?

‘ There must be a beginning of any great matter but it is the continuing of the same to the end until it be thoroughly finished that yieldeth the great glory.’ ‘ There must be a beginning of any great matter but it is the continuing of the same to the end until it be thoroughly finished that yieldeth the great glory.’ Sir Francis Drake