1. Introducing Blueprint

2. Do you know someone who’s spec-a-holic?
Teaching this specification directly can seriously harm students’ understanding
Do you know someone who’s spec-a-holic?

3. Specaholism leads to students gaining fragile knowledge that they can’t apply.

4. Think of GCSE as a Universe of marks
40% is Visible matter.
It’s the content statements (AO1)
60% is Dark Matter.
It’s beyond content statements (AO2/3)

5. For AO2/3, students need to
Many schemes, textbooks and PowerPoints focus on AO1
Apply knowledge
Analyse knowledge
Use enquiry & maths skills

6. What to focus on for AO2/3
Key concepts
Thinking processes
Explicit skills
Apply knowledge
Analyse knowledge
Use enquiry & maths skills

7. Key concepts
into organised concepts around a ‘big idea’. This structure helps students to think with what they know
Turn fragile, disconnected knowledge

8. Having identified key concepts, put them in order, and revisit the big ideas every year

9. Before you think about lessons or activities, plan the learning pathway to master the key concept.

10. Thinking processes
Replace overly specific objectives (basically recall of content) with ones that specify AO2/3 thinking processes.

11. Explicit skills
Go beyond occasional skills practise: harness enquiry and maths as tools to help students Acquire, Apply and Analyse concepts.

12. Q: It sounds great. The problem is: there’s too much stuff already
Q: It sounds great. The problem is: there’s too much stuff already. How will I ever finish the spec if I have to teach in more depth?

13. A: Blueprint minimises repetition
A: Blueprint minimises repetition. There is much duplication between and Teach for understanding the first time and students remember more. I.e. less re-teaching.
Combining KS3 + Trilogy

14. A: Blueprint prioritises curriculum time. Many statements are facts
A: Blueprint prioritises curriculum time. Many statements are facts. They can be quickly learned once students have mental hooks from key concepts to attach to. So teach concepts in years 7/8 and cram facts in year 10/11.
More time
Less time
Combining KS3 + Trilogy

15. A: Blueprint leverages assessment
A: Blueprint leverages assessment. Use the formative stages Activate and Assess to check understanding and gauge how much time to allocate to concepts. Also, make sure summative tests measure progress in AO2/3.

16. Blueprint is a 5-year curriculum plan for new GCSE demands.
It can be adapted to any spec and customized to your needs.
Blueprint CPD Teaching Assessment
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