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Mapping a new primary curriculum

Curriculum
For the past year, Cornwall Learning has been working with pilot schools to create and test the new primary curriculum. Sally Griffin explains some of the lessons they have learnt and the principles they have used

A new statutory curriculum for years 1 to 6 in September 2014, with less than a year to prepare, could have been be a major distraction for schools this year. The government’s curriculum subjects and Programmes of Study (PoS) are the separate considerations of subject groups, improved through consultation, but not mapped together for coherence across subjects.

For schools that want a balanced integrated curriculum, bringing subjects together beyond superficial links, to transfer and apply skills and knowledge, this mapping exercise requires mammoth effort and significant time and thought. 

By bringing schools and local authority consultants together, we are sharing our expertise and time, reducing stress while planning and creating an adaptable quality worked example that can save time for other schools. We reduced the workload for everyone and strengthened the quality of the planning.

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