How should we plan, and implements a coherent, and sequenced curriculum from Reception to GCSE and beyond? Through the prism of geography, this keynote session will look at how to create and map a subject curriculum from scratch and will offer insights and advice that are applicable to all subjects and both primary and secondary phases of education.

A former school leader, QCA curriculum advisor for geography, and an international curriculum specialist, David Gardner, has extensive experience of what it takes to build a coherent curriculum. He has worked across the world on a wide range of curriculum models. David will discuss the principles of curriculum design, the dynamic relationships between intent, implementation and impact, and how these then relate to curriculum planning for a specific subject area. Using geography as his case study, David will explain how his principles of curriculum design should be applied in a single subject area – but these are principles that should run across all subjects.

He will address the common confusion he encounters around the three “Is”, the specific challenges at primary and secondary level.How to plan for pupil progress, developing the curriculum as the progression framework. He will include key messages from Ofsted about its curriculum expectations and research. He will also offer access to curriculum design tools that delegates can use as part of their work back in school.

The handouts for this session are available by clicking the handout icon on the bottom right-hand corner of the video player.