Leading and Learning Conversations - Sarah Findlater
Thoughtful essays on schools, leadership, curriculum, teaching and the future of education, written by author, editor and school leader Sarah Findlater.
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Returning to Key Stage 3: Design Assessment That Reflects the Curriculum (opens the original)
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An assessment provides useful evidence only when students must draw upon the knowledge and disciplinary thinking the curriculum has developed.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FgFp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_a
Returning to Key Stage 3: Translate Progression into Medium-Term Planning (opens the original)
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The curriculum sequence establishes where learning should lead. Medium-term planning makes that development teachable from week to week.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m-XD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_
Weekly Reading Rundown - What People Have Been Writing This Week (opens the original)
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<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="485" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gCOY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F802f2114-fa71-49fa-b508-d354c0c442ef_2172x724.png"
Returning to Key Stage 3: Building the Curriculum Sequence (opens the original)
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A curriculum map can show where students are going. The sequence must explain how earlier learning prepares them for what follows.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TuLE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:g
Returning to Key Stage 3: Defining Curriculum Progression Before You Plan the Units (opens the original)
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<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5w6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe4c21722-f2f8-41ac-8b2e-5d591e45d724_1672x941.png"
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