Learning to teach in a different key. It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of Sir Ken Robinson. He was a Patron of the Curriculum Foundation and praised by his fellow Patron Professor Mick Waters for his ‘grounded reasonableness of argument’. Sir Ken Robinson believed in an education that valued…
At this time, when the Black Lives Matter campaign has brought the issues of discrimination, inequality and conflict within society very much to the fore, many people are demanding that the school curriculum should help prepare the next generation to be respectful, understanding and supportive of all in society. Civilized respect for differences is not…
Developing a flexible, aspirational and inspired curriculum for your school context is important if children and young people are to be able to recognise their learning as relevant. This relevance enables an authentic approach to teaching and learning, giving learners a sense of belonging before they launch into the unknown. The security of experiencing learning…
Curriculum Conference 2019 A review. This conference attracted delegates from England, Scotland, Spain and Zimbabwe and from across the maintained and independent school sectors. Most delegates were senior school leaders, most of whom described their aspirations for the day to be to ‘find out about models of curriculum design’. Designing a curriculum so that it…
During UKFIET 2019 this year we were pleased to present a paper on the benefits of embedding Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) across the curriculum. Narinder Gill spoke about the importance of embedding cross-cutting issues such as Peace Education and Critical Thinking throughout all subjects and areas of learning. The abstract is presented below. As…
We have been working in South Sudan since September 2012. Here are a selection of the key documents and guidance that have been created in consultation with the Ministry of General Education and Instruction and in partnership with UNICEF and GPE. For further information about each of these documents, please get in touch. Textbooks for…
3 UK Primary School Case Studies June 2019. We believe that all children should leave school with the confidence, ability and desire to make the world a better place. The Curriculum Foundation have been working in a number of schools across the UK developing bespoke curriculum frameworks aimed at defining a coherent and consistent…
This film gives a summary of the key features of our work in South Sudan over the last 6 years. For further information about our work in South Sudan and other similar pieces of work, please explore ‘Our Services‘ on the main page of our website, or get in touch via admin@curriculumfoundation.org.
In June this year, we are pleased to be offering a series of curriculum leadership workshops in the North of England. Tickets available from Brown Paper Tickets, via vikkipendry@curriculumfoundation.org or by using the ‘Get in touch’ tab on this website. (Remember to tell us which workshop location you would like to attend!) Objectives for each…
The Curriculum Foundation welcomes the new draft Ofsted inspection framework, which puts the school curriculum or, as Amanda Spielman rightly puts it, ‘the substance of education’ at its heart. The framework is grounded in Ofsted’s own inspection and research evidence as well as drawing on findings from internationally respected organisations such as EEF and OECD,…