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Curriculum Design. Resource Title:. Lattuca, L. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Goals and objectives are the general intended purposes and desired achievements of a particular educational environment. Crucially, they provide a framework for assessing the effectiveness of a curriculum. Goals and objectives generally characterize three types of learning: knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Depending on an individual's situation and goals, there are many things that might be worth learning.

In order to give a very detailed prescription for what knowledge a student should acquire, we must take into account that not every child will need or want to do the same things. A curriculum must therefore be individualized. It must be built around an understanding of what situations a particular learner might want to be in, or might have to be in later in life, and what abilities he will require in those situations.

Nevertheless, for many people the notion of mandating the same knowledge for every student is appealing. You now have an established curriculum. The next step is to regularly review its impact on teaching and learning, making any adaptations or changes you need to improve it further. For example, the knowledge of subject leaders m ight need to improve to make sure that each area of the curriculum is well taught and supported.

Tip: Check that monitoring subject coverage and progression and assessment for learning are live, integral parts of your curriculum. Download a PDF versions of our six steps of curriculum design for English schools. Download a PDF version of our six steps of curriculum design for Welsh schools. Of course, the six steps are a simplification of a more complicated process, but they are a good place to start.

The se Six S teps of C urriculum De sign are already covered and easy to implement using Maestro , an all- in- one curriculum platform that includes a fully sequenced, interconnected primary curriculum, teaching resources and assessment tools. If you w ould like to see how Maestro can help your school to de sign, deliver and manage your curriculum , please book a free online meeting with one of our experienced curriculum advisers.

Over primary schools across the country are using Maestro to implement their curricul a. It is massively useful for subject leaders at the moment. Read more school success stories here. This blog has been updated in July to reflect current best practice. Last published in April Curriculum Maestro or Cwricwlwm Maestro for schools following the Curriculum for Wales is a comprehensive curriculum design, delivery and management platform.

It helps primary schools to complete and manage complex curriculum tasks with ease and maximum time-saving efficiency. Pre-populated with fully editable and coherently sequenced early years and primary content , Curriculum Maestro supports the process of curriculum design, which begins with the articulation and creation of curriculum intent to the daily detail of individual teacher timetabling and lesson planning.

Linked assessment and the ability to monitor real-time curriculum coverage enables all staff to ensure that plans are taught and assessed. A magnitude of teaching resources, a whole-school knowledge and skills framework and the ability to generate and publish bespoke curriculum projects makes Curriculum Maestro a must-have tool for primary schools.

Melanie is the Curriculum Director and author of the Cornerstones Curriculum. She writes, edits and oversees all curriculum materials and leads our creative team. Melanie has over 20 years of primary teaching experience, including as a deputy headteacher and arts leader. Curriculum Ofsted 15th July