Why you should read: The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to coherence by Mary Myatt
Written By: Author(s): Tom Sherrington
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A comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles you need to plan a coherent curriculum.
Each task, each bit of knowledge, each experience should add up to more than the sum of the parts.
What is it about?
Myatt explores a number of important concepts in curriculum design through a series of short, punchy chapters. The concepts are organised to allow teachers and school leaders to clarify their thinking around the purpose of their curriculum. This then guides the many choices you need to make to create a whole-school curriculum that has coherence over time, and within and between subject disciplines.
There is a strong emphasis on the role of ‘powerful knowledge’ and how this is selected, sequenced and assessed. This feeds into a wide range of considerations, aka the ‘fundamentals’. These include: the products of the curriculum (what students make and do); beautiful work; pace; expertise; the nature of assessment and feedback; and challenge and differentiation.
Section 4 gives a superb overview of what the author calls ‘curriculum instruments’(i.e. The a
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This article was published in March 2019 and reflects the terminology and understanding of research and evidence in use at the time. Some terms and conclusions may no longer align with current standards. We encourage readers to approach the content with an understanding of this context.
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