SMARTcurriculum Methodology eBook series
The SMARTcurriculum Method is an approach to the education experience design that focuses on the deployment of staff to achieve exceptional experiences for learners across a diverse spectrum of delivery systems. The method focuses on the development of leaders, providing them with useful and meaningful analysis of the structures of schooling and providing the means to deliver the principles and goals the leaders determine are important within any context.
The centre of schooling is learning, enabling leaders to understand the impact of their decisions on the structure and progression of learning seems to be a fundamental starting point. The series brings together 40 years of practical experience and practice.
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“The Efficient School” explores strategies for creating financially sustainable and academically effective educational institutions. Aimed at educational leaders, the book emphasises the role of curriculum analytics and integrated curriculum finance planning (ICFP) in optimising resources without sacrificing educational quality. Chris Jones, CEO of SMARTcurriculum, discusses global shifts in education, particularly the tension between rising operational costs and the need for comprehensive, inclusive educational environments.
The book outlines methodologies for assessing school efficiency, detailing metrics such as the Teacher Contact Ratio, Pupil-Teacher Ratio, and Average Class Size. These tools help leaders gauge operational performance, highlighting the importance of avoiding waste while enhancing teaching quality. The book presents case studies, including successes in reducing budget deficits while enriching curriculum offerings.
With attention to both the state and independent school sectors, the author critiques common financial approaches, advocating for a balanced view that considers both financial constraints and pedagogical outcomes. He further emphasises the impact of global changes, such as digitisation and evolving educational demands, on the necessity for adaptable, forward-thinking school management.
This resource advocates a holistic approach, urging educators to blend financial strategy with educational goals, thus achieving operational efficiency aligned with long-term educational success.
Due out in Spring 2025
With many regions reconsidering their national curriculum at strategic and operational levels. Many are asking questions about what should be included. Many are taking about curriculum that is more inclusive and more emotionally intelligent rather than just being seen as a collection of knowledge to be stored and recalled. Chris discusses the trends and poses some ideas about what could be included in a curriculum model design for learners heading toward the 22nd Century.
Due out in Summer 2025
The ideal of every school, every year is to have a timetable that fits the school. But do the practitioners have the skills and experience to achieve the consistency that this high demand requires where heads are busy and senior teams change? Chris Jones covers the principles of school design that impact the timetable, linked to his popular training course “Curriculum Leadership” and the new Timetabling Forum aimed at supporting leaders to Achieve the Exceptional, wherever they are around the world!
Due out in Autumn 2025
Consider the principles of Curriculum Leadership we cover the key concepts and attributes that support leading curriculum in school. After a career spanning 40 years, Chris has led departments and faculties as well as led and designed new curricula as a senior leader and supported schools and leaders to manage their curriculum provision for over 15 years. The book brings together insights and practices that matter to those who are focusing on this often-ignored skill. Go beyond data and performance figures to why, how and what we include.