When the teaching profession places the curriculum at the heart of what
it does, transformative change can take place. Curriculum reform is now
at the forefront of every school agenda; in spite of this, there is a
danger that its message may become lost in translation. When curricular
change is poorly implemented, teachers experience a complete detachment
from their sense of purpose, autonomy, and capacity to become curriculum
designers of the future. Employing an astute blend of theory and
practice, Claire Hill and Kat Howard offer a methodical approach to
designing and delivering a curriculum, to ensure that all feel part of a
collective curricular journey. At a time when work on the curriculum can
be politicized, monetized and over-complicated, Symbiosis: The
Curriculum and the Classroom provides a series of practical strategies
for curriculum designers at every level, in order to not only keep and
develop the skilled and professional teachers desperately needed in
schools, but also to provide a world-class curriculum to students.