Product reviews for A Curious Curriculum

A really interesting read that will help schools navigating their important journey in developing and evaluating their curriculum. It highlights the importance of the thought behind individual curriculums and provides a structured way to reach the desired outcome, learning from this trust’s experience.

We all know how much of a privilege it is to be able to visit other schools, see all they do and hear about their practice – this book does a great job of providing a way to ‘visit’ this trust’s curriculum and see their fascinating journey of their curriculum, almost as if we were in the schools and talking to the staff themselves. Real-life examples of the curriculum planning are included to help the reader understand the detail behind the aims of the curriculum and the depth of thinking behind the curriculum.

The authors themselves highlight the importance of the ‘why’ and the vital role the understanding of the school community takes in adapting and shaping the curriculum to enable pupils to achieve.

Trusts and schools can use this thinking to contribute to their own curriculum development.

As a curriculum is constantly evolving, this open, honest book will be a useful addition to any trust or school library.