1. The journey of the creative curriculum

2. The start The leadership focus….. To be convinced yourself that it is a journey worth taking Resilience A place on the SDP…..powering school direction Reflected in Teaching and Learning Policy

3. .. I’ll buy it!!.. I’ll buy it!! My new iphone….. Looks brilliant…it IS brilliant I’m terrified of it How do I actually use it to release its full potential? Becoming a creative learning school…. Could be overwhelming…. ……. Where to start? I only know one story, one journey…this is how it went…. I only know one story, one journey…this is how it went…. Actually…this is how it’s still going…..

4. The threat exists of children drifting into underachievement through disengagement…… [20/20 vision document ~ 2006] The key question… The key question… How could we bring sparkle into learning?

5. Journey… Disparate parts to explore….. Why…Who…Where…How…What…?…….next?

6. Children… Prussia 1717….chalk and talk ‘today’s children are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach’ [Mark Prensky, games producer] ‘today’s children are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach’ [Mark Prensky, games producer] Children today are ‘digital natives’ Are we teaching children for a world that no longer exists? ‘the world our children is going to live in is changing four times faster than our schools’ [Dr W Daggett] ‘the world our children is going to live in is changing four times faster than our schools’ [Dr W Daggett] We are preparing our children for jobs that haven’t been created yet

7. And…… ‘ Today’s children and young people are less passive, biddable and deferential than in past generations’ [20/20 vision document] ……… no pressure then……

8. Ethos … creating the culture Where are you when your best ideas come to you? Enabling a free flow of ideas in an atmosphere which is not pressured… Allowing time for thinking Activity not prescribed Fostering independence…in thought and action Sharing the culture

9. Creating the ethos is all about C words…. Culture Curiosity Challenge Can do Courage Celebration Chorizo ….. Capriciousness Communication Continuity Character Collaboration

10. Teaching Teaching creatively and teaching FOR creativity…. Can you remember your best teacher? AfL central Motivation is a four letter word [Ian Gilbert] Questioning, reflective, celebrate difference ‘Good teachers are unpredictable’ [Tim Brighouse/PHA]

11. Outcomes for teachers A key focus has been on empowering teachers Out of the comfort zone for some… CPD so important & ongoing support ICT upskilling Up to speed?.....doctors? School ethos…. Collaboration…confidence… fostering and allowing freedom to look sideways

12. Curriculum ….. Tempting to be the starting point Invest in the spirit…the attitudes and values Ensure whole community is singing from the same philosophical song sheet Harmony not unison….

13. The creative curriculum The bulging suitcase…’must have’ items Remain focused on children The most complex of journeys So many curriculum webs …. So many QCA schemes of work Excellence and enjoyment Literacy and numeracy priorities

14. At BSM…….. Rigour and structure to the process Keen focus on basic skills… Lots of talking….lots of imagining Key role of enrichment activities Creativity and successful learning inseparable

15. The planning process The whole year overview Adding wealth of enrichment activities….. Activities integrated into curriculum…not add-ons to interrupt normal flow Broad themes….initially strong QCA focus Well-versed in making connections across curriculum to reinforce learning

16. And then one day in cross- curricular land… The innocuous question…. ‘what does a Y2 historian look like compared to a Y5 one? How to keep track of children’s learning in subjects that have crossed each others boundaries? Moved away from many of QCA schemes Skills based curriculum The audit… The audit…

17. Creative learning journeys Thematic approach Rolling programmes for KS1 and KS2 Coverage of skills across the year… no gaps Closely assessed assessed Imaginative and free Spirituality The children love it …[animation] The children love it …[animation]…[

18. The ultimate goal…. Teaching for creativity. Striving for everyone to be creative learners Think independently, happy to be different Think independently, happy to be different Be good collaborators, open to the ideas of others Be articulate, be good communicators…. Skilled in the art of asking questions Be reflective problem solvers, confident to take risks Think sideways….. Love learning

19. That is the destination….. We’re getting there…..

20. INFO……… www.hamilton-trust.org.uk Curriculum planning for Primary schools ~ Education Development Service, Somerset 01823 356150 The New Learning Revolution ~ Gordon Dryden, Jeanette Vos Network Press ISBN 1-85539-183-X