Primary Curriculum Design and Delivery

Glynis Frater

• Publisher: Corwin UK
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781529789935
• eBook ISBN: 9781529618518
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Curricula

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• About the Author
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 The Curriculum as the Fulcrum for Learning and Achievement – A Review of the Past Ten Years
• Chapter 2 Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact – Creating a Whole-school Synergy
• Chapter 3 Creating a High-quality Curriculum as a Tapestry of Learning: Skills, Concepts and Knowledge
• Chapter 4 Skills for Learning: Weaving Literacy, Numeracy and Thinking Skills Across the Curriculum
• Chapter 5 Concepts and Subject Knowledge: Creating Subject-specific and Cross-curricular Connections
• Chapter 6 Sequencing the Learning for Depth and Progression
• Chapter 7 Assessing Learning: Creating A Collaborative and Cohesive Strategy for Positive Formative Assessment
• Chapter 8 Curriculum Cohesion – A School in Synergy
• Chapter 9 Drawing Together the Strands that Define a High-quality Curriculum
• Index