Building your secondary school curriculum

Planning and audit tool

This resource has been created to support curriculum planning and review in secondary schools. It contains questions intended to focus your thinking on the key priorities when shaping or reviewing a curriculum plan.

As you address the key questions, you should reflect on the definition, contexts, entitlements and design principles that underpin the curriculum - you will find information to help you do this in 'Building the Curriculum 3'.

Key questions to focus your thinking

PDF file: Developing the big picture (a clear vision and rationale) (64 KB)PDF file: Ethos and life of the school and opportunities for personal achievement (68 KB)PDF file: Interdisciplinary learning (108 KB)PDF file: High quality learning and teaching (119 KB)PDF file: Literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing (115 KB)PDF file: Broad general education (79 KB)PDF file: Senior phase (84 KB)PDF file: Transitions (126 KB)PDF file: Auditing progress 2011-2013 (113 KB)

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