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11-19 new secondary curriculum support programme

The National College is working with the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) and other national partners to support schools during the new secondary curriculum reform.

Our partners

Follow the partner links to find out more about the 11-19 new secondary curriculum areas of interest.

 

CfBT Education Trust                      The National Strategies                

 

National Curriculum           Specialist Schools and Academies Trust

Resources

A number of resources are now available to support you in the leadership of the new secondary curriculum.

Leading the change: implementing the new secondary curriculum

Before any curriculum plans are put in place or timetables are rewritten, there is a job to be done in leading a process of change. This publication draws upon the work of Kotter's well-established change model, demonstrating how a number of schools have used his advice on the leadership of change in practice.

New secondary curriculum reform and key questions

This document provides school leaders and stakeholders with the key questions to support you in indentifying how your school is progressing with the implementation of the curriculum.

Vision into practice - leadership case studies

The new secondary curriculum provides an opportunity for the reform of curricular provision, to enable schools to further raise standards and help all their learners to meet the challenges of a fast-changing world. Many schools have already seized the freedoms that the 11-19 curriculum reforms have offered. This publication considers examples of good practice across a number of schools that have been engaged in such developments.

Full case study reports of the schools involved are also available to download:

• Barnfield South Academy: 'Rising from the ashes' - securing engagement in a new academy
• Castleford High School Technology and Sports College: 'Striking out for the top of the mountain' through common purpose, a focus on achevement, distributed leadership and accountability
• Estover Community College: Skills and knowledge for learning
• Henley-in-Arden High School: Condensing Key Stage 3 to raise student aspiration through early personalisation
• Kirk Hallam Community Technology and Sports College: Vocational curriculum development and community engagement
• Newstead Wood School for Girls: Students and staff leading change
• Park View Community School: Transforming learning through a focus on the habits of effectivee learnings
• Passmores School: 'What do you do with the "can't do kids"?'
• Penketh High School: Cirriculum redesign through consultation
• St Bede's Catholic School: Thematic approaches to curriculum provision

Other relevant resources, including case studies, are available in the leadership library area of the website.

Further information

If you have any queries about any of the support and resources available, please contact Senior Project Co-ordinator Alison Matthews on 0115 872 2567.