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Embrace the new shift in education with Curriculum for Wales, focusing on holistic, purpose-driven learning. Building Blocks assists schools in reflecting on curriculum delivery. #ShiftInEducation #BuildingBlocks #CurriculumWales

What a great start to the day! My workshop kicked off the conference and covered: 💕How to incorporate age-appropriate discussions on pornography in RSHE 💕Equip students with critical thinking skills to navigate explicit content 💕Discuss strategies for creating an open and safe environment for pupils to ask questions 💕Addressing conversations around pornography with sensitivity and care.

What are the key benefits of implementing an integrated curriculum approach in education? How can assessment methods be adapted to evaluate student learning in an integrated curriculum? Let me know what you guys think about this. I have explained this topic in this video https://lnkd.in/dxSAmmdV You can watch it to understand this topic better.

Focusing on good teaching and learning practices - teachers work with our coaches to tailor strategies to their classroom needs, across content levels and curriculum. It's fueling growth for teachers and students alike! Hear more from 2nd grade teacher, Hannah 🎥 #teachingstrategies #professionaldevelopment #teachercoaching #studentgrowth #education #classroomstrategies #curriculumdevelopment #teachertraining #learningpractices #educators

Sharing the summary of our Curriculum Assessment Review call for evidence submission, and setting out recommendations for how we believe meaningful change in education can be brought about.  Take a look at the summary: https://bit.ly/49rrmr7 #pearson #educationpolicy

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Fascinating insight from the SW meeting. Revolution is needed, not evolution, and educators know it. We need to be loud and clear that the whole system is broken, is failing young people and teachers in multiple ways, and that we are not just open to change but demanding it. At the heart of the broken education system is the iron-fisted control that is exerted by government through league tables, underfunding, the national curriculum and Ofsted. We do need accountability and coordination but these can be achieved in far healthier ways.

Thanks for sharing Rachel Musson. The 'evolution not revolution' mantra is understandable in one sense, but only if one buys into the narrative that teachers and schools don't want too much dispruption. I'm not sure that's true, because - like you say - there are inspiring examples of schools educating differently already, they're part of the organic process of change to the education system that is always going on (hopefully the Gov's insistence that all schools follow the National Curriculum won't hinder that process too much as Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann has pointed out). Support for a revolution in education is probably greater than DfE would like to admit. Hopefully over the course of these roadshow events, through the call for evidence and as a result of the school visits that Francis and her team will be doing, they will recognise this and be emboldened to make strong recommendations (not just tweaks). If they reach that point, it might open the door to the creation - through the reforms that happen as a result of this review - of a stepping stone to the (in the words of Kate Greer and colleagues) "ecologically- (not economically-) centred" education system that's needed. Myself and Global Action Plan colleagues are going along to some of the roadshow events (I'm in London for the Nov 4th one). We'll report back. Claire Arnott Dr Rachel Manning Liz Hayes Honor Hayes Liz Knapper Sian Buckley Ellie Moore Helen O'Sullivan Andrew Pendleton Sonja Graham Clair McCowlen Rachel Malham

Schools use consistent school-wide processes to identify barriers to learning for groups and individuals and collaboratively determine ways to address those barriers through tailored supports (Queensland Department of Education, September 2023, Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Framework)