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Audit Tools & Examples

These resources to support evaluation of either current or proposed curriculum designs. Download resources from the panel on the right. The text below gives more information about the files.

Curriculum design check sheet:

Curriculum check sheet
Curriculum check sheet 2

A sheet asking the reader to consider how well a curriculum design matches against a series of key questions. Ideally schools will refine the list of questions by highlighting those they consider most important in their setting and removing those that are less relevant. This resource may prove useful in schools working through “what are we trying to achieve?”.

Feedback on innovations:

Feedback on innovations
Feedback on innovations 2

A simple resource to promote reflection and feedback on potential innovations a school might be considering. Schools should use this resource with modification to their own setting. This resource may prove useful in schools working through “what are we trying to achieve?”.

Personalisation audit:

Personalisation audit

Adapted from the Rethinking KS3 pamphlet. The audit invites the reader to consider a wide range of activities being undertaken by many schools developing personalisation, and the characteristics they seek to develop in their learners. This resource may prove useful in schools working through “what are we trying to achieve?”.

Presentations from summer term events 09

Mainstream Presentations

London Tuesday 16 June Central Hall Westminster- Tayo Akamo vision and values, Lisa Wilson, Aydin Onac
'Manchester Tuesday 23 June Renaissance Hotel- Roger Lounds, Cath Woodhart, John McNerney, Andy O'Brien
Bristol Wednesday 24 June Ashton Court Mansion - Mark Allen,
Cambridge 26 June De Vere University Arms - Brian Conway, Simon Warburton, Charles Gilbank, Steve Keeble, Simon Brennand, Ian Pearson
Nottingham Wednesday 1 July Nottingham Racecourse - Phil Dover, Chris Mitchell, Richard Compton, John Cox, Richard Schofield, Ian Widdows, Carol Dover
Weybridge Thursday 2 July Mercedes Benz World - Chris Hummerstone, Steve Keeble, Susan Trigger, Ian Knights, Mercedes Hernandez Estrada, Helena Read
York Thursday 2 July York Racecourse Conference Centre - Steve Geraghty/Geoff Wilson, Pete West, Liz Cresswell, Paul Sorby, Claire Adamson
Newcastle Tuesday 7 July The Sage - Dick Atkinson 1 2 3, Nick Wood, Deborah Murphy 1 2, Tracy Hush, Susan Johnson
Falmouth Thursday 9 July St Michael's Hotel & Spa - Kathy Pollard, Eluned Pickup, Les Hall ,Mark Allen, Tom Nicholls, Graham Browne
London Friday 10 July Central Hall Westminster - Sandy Young, Martin Harvey, Tayo Akamo, Lisa Wilson, Aydin Onac
Birmingham Tuesday 14 July The Belfry - David Boyd, Tom Ashley, Jan Hetherington

Special School Presentations

London Monday 15 June Central Hall Westminster- Bronwen Cashere evidence,
Birmingham Friday 19 June The Belfry - Cynthia Pitts Fosse Way school,
Newcastle Tuesday 9 June Newcastle Marriott Hotel Gosforth Park - Carolyn Barker vision & values,

Relating curriculum designs to the learner’s experience

This section is a work in progress - a number of Lead Practitioners, working with the SSAT have developed a Curriculum Design Evaluation Toolkit, to be made available to schools in June and July of 2009 - we will add some relevant text to this section then.