Time to shake up the primary curriculum : a step-by-step guide to creating a global, diverse and inclusive school / Sarah Wordlaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wordlaw, Sarah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Curriculum change.

Educational equalization--Great Britain.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2023]

Summary:

Developing children's voices raises awareness and empowerment, particularly in marginalised communities. It is important that children see themselves, their heritage, their cultures and their religions reflected and taught in schools - not as a tokenistic celebration day or week but weaved throughout the curriculum. Time to Shake Up the Primary Curriculum is a step-by-step guide on how to transform the curriculum content being taught in primary schools to better incorporate diversity into children's learning. Headteacher Sarah Wordlaw equips teachers and school leaders with the appropriate subject knowledge to deliver a curriculum that is comprehensive, inclusive and empowering, whilst also providing an opportunity for current and aspiring school leaders to develop their leadership skills.Covering history, geography, English, maths, science and the arts, this book will:- aid teachers in becoming more inclusive and aware practitioners- assist leaders in developing and implementing a whole-school strategic approach to delivering an inclusive curriculum, where everyone feels seen- drive OFSTED ranking to outstanding.It enables and empowers teachers and school leaders to remap the National Curriculum to include diverse, global topics to broaden children's understanding of their own community and wider society.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

How to use this book

Part 1 Analysing the current curriculum

1 Where are you now? Auditing your current curriculum

2 Where do you want to be? Setting whole-school intent for new curriculum and key research

Part 2 Shaping the curriculum

3 Literacy: Book choices with different voices

4 History: Making the unseen seen

5 Geography: A global view, representative and varied

6 The arts: Art and design, music and drama

7 STEM: Science, maths and technology

8 Physical education

9 SMSC: Collective worship, assemblies and charity work

Part 3 Remapping the curriculum

10 Mapmaker, mapmaker, make me a map… A practical guide to mapping out curriculum

11 Learning environments: Inside, outside and dress code

12 Implementation and monitoring impact of your wonderful new curriculum

A final word

Appendices: Curriculum maps

Further reading

Bibliography

eCopyright.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781801991223

OCLC:

1375294757