1/9 I have just finished the brilliant @researchED1 Guide to the Curriculum. My key takeaways in thread below:

2/9 What we choose to teach in schools is of vital significance. Knowledge is essential in enabling us to think critically and creatively. This is the wonderful world of curriculum thinking. @ClareSealy in @researchED1 Guide to the Curriculum

3/9 There is ‘better knowledge’. This is ‘powerful knowledge’ and acquires its authority from specialist communities in each discipline. All students have the right to acquire this knowledge. @michaelfdyoung1 in @researchED1 Guide to the Curriculum

4/9 The legitimate question of whose knowledge we are teaching is answered by ensuring that disciplinary knowledge is taught alongside substantive knowledge. @Ruth_Ashbee in @researchED1 Guide to the Curriculum

5/9 Rather than adopt a deficit-mindset, it is so important to respect and learn from the home cultures of the children we teach. @son1bun in @researchED1 Guide to the Curriculum

6/9 Curriculum needs to enable students to move from shallow to deep learning. Less The Simpsons, more Game of Thrones. @Mr_AlmondED in @researchED1 Guide to the Curriculum

7/9 It is really important to identify and codify key knowledge in a very granular way so future teachers can rigorously activate prior knowledge. @primarypercival in @researchED1 Guide to the Curriculum

8/9 Focus on the text and give teachers resources so they can prepare the lesson rather than plan it from scratch. @Doug_Lemov & Emily Badillo in @researchED1 Guide to the Curriculum

9/9 When SLT focus on curriculum, a school culture becomes more developmental, serious problems are diagnosed earlier and whole-school analysis of what pupils are actually learning becomes possible. @Counsell_C in @researchED1 Guide to the Curriculum