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 […]
Curriculum Modelling: The great language debate

One of the significant factors that impacts curriculum modelling decisions is your intention for the delivery of modern foreign languages. In this technical series I set out common practice and the issues that many wrestle with and what to do next.
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.
Territory Mapping for Educators: Prepare for Your Next Challenge
Empowering free webinar on career progression planning – Friday, July 9, 2021, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM BST Plan future teaching and learning, your career progression and help students plan inspired future paths using Territory Mapping. Chris Jones invites you to join an end of term adventure, exploring an inspirational new way of developing essential personal […]
SMARTcurriculum® Update Issue 13

Latest edition of SMARTcurriculum Update, with news of all new features and webinars to books.
Getting to grips with ICFP

I was recently asked to write an article for online journal the headteacher, focusing on why ICFP is different in its application within the primary context and what the strengths of it might be. Why does it represent value, and are the metrics as applicable as they appear within the secondary phase?
Territory Mapping for Educators

Get involved below Chris Jones invites you to join an end of term adventure, exploring an inspirational new way of developing essential personal leadership skills and values in your students and teachers. You will meet Anthony Willoughby, who created this revolutionary approach to leadership development, as well as John Rolfe and other teachers using it […]