Webinar: Place-based and community curricula in primary schools
What is the purpose of this webinar?
This webinar is part of a series around curriculum enrichment in primary schools as part of the extensive Rethinking Curriculum project. This series aims to support and equip both teachers and school leaders with the knowledge and skills to identify, plan and implement curriculum development work in a sustainable, creative and impactful way.
Who is this webinar aimed at?
This webinar will be particularly valuable to primary teachers, those involved in curriculum design more broadly, and all educators who want to learn about place-based curriculums in practice.
What does the webinar explore?
In this webinar, school leaders, expert practitioners and consultants – Julia Hancock, Jayne Rochford-Smith, Kirsty Cooper, Emma Littlewood and Siobhan Dell – share insights and experiences about implementing a place-based curriculum.
How could I use this webinar to support my team?
This webinar could be re-watched with your school leadership or teaching teams to develop a shared understanding of this approach. We have prepared some reflective questions that could be used to inform discussions and begin to consider what this might look like in your context.
The webinar has been edited split into the following sections:
- 0.15 – Julia Hancock, Curriculum Development Specialist and former Headteacher, explains the importance of community-based learning, the key principles that underpin effective practice and provides a range of questions and practical strategies to begin shaping your own approach of oracy.
- 11.09 – Jayne Rochford-Smith, Primary Curriculum Consultant and former Headteacher, shares her previous school’s approach to embedding community-based learning across the curriculum.
- 22.55– Kirsty Cooper, Headteacher of Grayrigg CE Primary School, and Emma Littlewood, Belonging Lead at Grayrigg CE Primary School, share their journey designing and implementing a place-based curriculum in their setting.
- 33.28 – Siobhan Dell, Assistant Headteacher at Brocklewood Primary School, shares her school’s journey designing and implementing a place-based curriculum.
Reflective questions
As you watch the webinar, you may wish to note down insights that build on your understanding of this work.
You may wish to consider:
- What principles and practices resonate with your current understanding and application of a place-based curriculum?
- How have the presentations shifted your current thinking around place-based and community-centred education? How could this inform your approach going forward?
- Why do you think a place-based curriculum could be important for the students in your context?
- What opportunities could your setting and community bring to the curriculum?
- What are the challenges of adopting this approach? How have the presenters attempted to overcome these?
- What are your key takeaways from the webinar?
- Are there any further questions you have about introducing, implementing or refining your current approach?
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