10. Planning

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Reflective Activities

The School Curriculum

• To consider the connection between school philosophy and planning
• To investigate the approach to whole-school curriculum planning in your school

Long-term Planning

• To investige the coherence which a planned curriculum has for children
• To explore themes linked to Relationships Education, PSHE and Citizenship

Medium-term Planning

• To consider the quality of activities in schemes of work
• To review medium-term planning for English, Mathematics and other subjects
• To structure teaching and learning in a curriculum area
• To consider the resource implications of a planned curriculum programme
• To examine the extent to which weekly plans are significant in developing and modifying the curriculum
• To review the use of technology in a series of lessons

Short-term Planning

• To review existing lesson planning
• To consider the extent to which pupils are clear about what the learning objectives and outcomes of teaching sessions
• To evaluate a teaching session with particular reference to the appropriate application of subject knowledge
• To examine tasks in terms of their learning demands

Evaluation Curricular Provision

• To evaluate the stimulus and variety of tasks and activities
• To evaluate an individual child's curricular experiences over one day
• To identify the aspects of the hidden curriculum in a selection of books, online resources and other resources for use in a primary school

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Further Reading

Notes on Further Reading

• Overview
• The school curriculum
• Long-term planning
• Medium-term planning
• Short-term planning
• Evaluating curriculur provision

Useful links

• Personalised learning

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Research Briefings

• 5-14 Mathematics in Scotland. Intensive quantities: why primary school mathematics needs them

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Diagrams and Figures

• Figure 10.1 School philosophy, policies, schemes of work and teacher planning
• Figure 10.2 Bloom's taxonomy and deeper learning
• Figure 10.3 The lesson study cycle