SMARTcurriculum® Update Issue 16 – Summer 1 2022
Latest edition of SMARTcurriculum Update, with news of all new features and webinars to books.
“Keep it Simple, Stupid” – KISS
In creating, implementing and maintaining anything, especially complex delivery systems, a great directive I was given as a younger manager was to ‘keep things as simple as possible.’ I remember my headteacher telling me, when trying to implement an assessment system where staff were struggling just to cope with the entry system, the technology […]
SMARTcurriculum® Update Issue 15 – Spring 1 2022
Latest edition of SMARTcurriculum Update, with news of all new features and webinars to books.
Curriculum Modelling: Cycle Design
The pandemic period has brought a number of things into focus for school leaders. One I have been asked most about over the past few months is what is going on in curriculum modelling cycle design. Within the secondary curriculum modelling understanding there is the characteristic of a number of organised sessions over a defined number of days into which we plan for the learning experiences to be scheduled with specialist staff.
ICFP Metrics: The magic number
When considered alone, there are some issues with the use of teacher contact ratio as a measurement of school structure that must be understood if it is being used to compare school structural efficiency.
SMARTcurriculum® Update Issue 14 – Autumn 1 2021
Latest edition of SMARTcurriculum Update, with news of all new features and webinars to books.
Curriculum Leadership Courses 2021-22
Latest edition of SMARTcurriculum Update, with news of all new features and webinars to books.
SMARTcurriculum® Update Issue 13
Latest edition of SMARTcurriculum Update, with news of all new features and webinars to books.
Why does Curriculum Enhancement matter?
What is Curriculum Enhancement? After years of working with schools on efficiency, affordability and recovery I found myself asking a common question when reviewing and analysing a school’s curriculum planning: “Is this curriculum plan the right size for the children that are currently in the building?” For many years schools have used a set of […]
SMARTcurriculum® Update Issue 12
Letting SMARTcurriculum® Users know about the various strands of support we offer, including new How To videos.
SMARTcurriculum® Update Issue 11
Letting SMARTcurriculum® Users know about the various strands of support we offer, including new How To videos.
Why would ICFP matter for us? Part 1
I recently wrote an article for online journal the headteacher, ‘Getting to Grips with ICFP’ focused on why ICFP is different in its application within the primary context. Do have a look. https://www.primaryleaders.com/school-procurement/data-administration/getting-to-grips-with-icfp
