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Secondary Curriculum Design and Delivery

By: Glynis Frater

Product Details

Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781529668117
Published By: Sage UK
Year: 2025
Page Count: 248
Publication date: January 27, 2025

Price: $33

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Description

This is a practical guide for school leaders and teachers who have responsibility for designing and delivering a knowledge-rich and skills-focused curriculum at KS3 and KS4. It considers the elements that underpin a high-quality curriculum and how to create sequential and conceptually rich learning experiences for pupils across the secondary phase.

Key topics include:

Tools and techniques that can support staff to develop a cohesive curriculum across every secondary subject area
A focus on essential knowledge and skills within each subject
Transition from primary to secondary school and the importance of KS3
The role of leadership in defining curriculum vision, rationale and ambition
A review of compulsory and desirable elements of curriculum planning such as well-being and physical health

Glynis Frater is the founder and a director of Learning Cultures. She has taught across both the primary and secondary phases of education and delivers CPD programmes on leadership, curriculum planning and embedding coaching into a whole school culture.

Author(s)

Glynis Frater

Glynis Frater is the founder and a director of Learning Cultures. She has taught across both the primary and secondary phases of education, she has been involved in creation and implementation of professional development for leaders, managers and teachers who are tasked with the complexities of planning and delivering the primary curriculum. She has also worked closely with the research community and with experts in curriculum design and delivery; as well as contributing to shaping policy in how to ensure the education profession has the knowledge and skills to deliver a deep and rich curriculum.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Making sense of a quarter of a century of change

Chapter 2 Transformational and visionary leadership – defining the ambition and rationale for curriculum cohesion

Chapter 3 Crossing the transition bridge from primary to secondary school

Chapter 4 Key Stage 3 – a vital piece in the curriculum jigsaw

Chapter 5 Communication, language and literature in the digital age

Chapter 6 Mathematics – deepening knowledge through concepts and context

Chapter 7 Science – content, knowledge and values that could change the world

Chapter 8 The humanities – singular and intertwining disciplines that make sense of our place in the world

Chapter 9 Creativity and expressive arts

Chapter 10 Physical, emotional, social and cultural learning for well-being and mental health

Chapter 11 Choices: Vocational, technical and enterprise learning

Chapter 12 Assessing pedagogy and learning – progression and challenge from year 6 to GCSE and beyond

Chapter 13 Building a collaborative and sustainable future

Other Titles in: Curriculum Design | Staff Development & Professional Learning | Secondary Education

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