Trivium 21c ltd.

Curriculum Shorts (Some short musings about curriculum) We all know what we mean by a knowledge-rich curriculum but, as with all pithy phrases, we don’t. And if that isn’t a… Read more

Curriculum Shorts (Some short musings about curriculum) With all the talk of curriculum coherence and sequencing and people furiously creating logical progression models and maps there is another way to… Read more

Curriculum Shorts (Some short musings about curriculum) A broad and balanced curriculum for every pupil is a necessary part of a rich education, what should it mean in practice? The… Read more

Curriculum Shorts (Some short musings about curriculum) Pedagogy, ‘the method and practice of teaching’ (OED) was all the rage a few years ago. The all-singing-all-dancing ‘outstanding’ lesson as defined by… Read more

Curriculum Shorts (Some short musings about curriculum) One of the best things about being an independent-minded teacher is that you can sit in meetings, smile and nod away at all… Read more

Curriculum Shorts (Some short musings about curriculum) A curriculum should make sense. At first this might seem to be an obvious statement, who, after all, would pursue a curriculum that… Read more

Curriculum Shorts (Some short musings about curriculum) Interleaving two or more pieces of curriculum content that are deliberately chosen as they juxtapose well and/or offer interesting viewpoints and perspectives, and… Read more

Curriculum Shorts (Some short musings about curriculum) ‘Spacing’ is a really useful way to improve learning and retention. Basically it means delaying before you re-study something. The opposite would be… Read more

Curriculum Shorts (Some short musings about curriculum) In his book, The Process of Education, Jerome Bruner wrote that: ‘A curriculum as it develops should revisit… basic ideas repeatedly, building upon… Read more

Curriculum Shorts (Some short musings about curriculum) The T-Shaped curriculum idea can be thought of, quite simply, in this way: the horizontal line of the T represents breadth and the… Read more