This is a practical guide for school leaders and teachers who have
responsibility for designing and delivering a sequenced, knowledge-rich
and skills-focused primary curriculum. It considers the elements that
underpin a high-quality curriculum and how to create a sequential
learning experience for pupils across the primary phase.
It explores a range of practical tools and techniques that can support
staff to build a cohesive curriculum where pupils build on their
learning from year to year with high-quality outcomes for all learners,
whatever their starting point.
Key topics include:
- How to create a whole school curriculum strategy that builds on prior
learning and ensures knowledge and skills across a range of subjects
- Creating opportunities for pupils to make connections across their
learning
- How learning is sequenced from early years to the end of Year 6
- Identifying opportunities for pupils to deepen their competence in
English, mathematics and across all the foundation subjects
Glynis Frater is the founder and a director of Learning Cultures.
She has taught across both the primary and secondary phases of education
and has led professional development on planning and delivering the
primary curriculum.
