Curriculum Thinking: Three Masterclasses

This is an opportunity for teachers and leaders to participate in three 90 minute masterclasses delivered by three prominent thinkers in the area of curriculum design and implementation. Each masterclass will include an extended presentation with interactive elements and time for questions and discussion. The event concludes with a panel session where participants can pose further challenges and questions.

Presenters' books will be offered to participants, included in the ticket price.

Timing

9.00am Arrival

9.30 Mary Myatt Masterclass: Fundamental curriculum design principles including ideas from Mary's book Curriculum: Gallimaufry to Coherence.

11.00. Break

11.15 Tom Sherrington Masterclass: Curriculum structures and elements, ideas from the Learning Rainforest including 'teaching to the top' and Mode A and Mode B teaching.

12.45: Lunch - provided

1.15: John Tomsett Masterclass: Delivering a great curriculum: evidence + values + people including examples of curriculum initiatives at John's Huntington School and ideas from his book Love over Fear.

2.45 Panel.

3.30. Event concludes.

The masterclass presenters:

Mary Myatt @MaryMyatt

Mary is an education adviser, writer and speaker. She trained as an RE teacher and has also taught English, history, maths and Latin. A former local authority adviser and inspector, she works in schools talking to pupils, teachers and leaders about learning, leadership and the curriculum. She maintains that there are no quick fixes and that great outcomes for pupils are not achieved through tick boxes.

www.marymyatt.com. @MaryMyatt Her latest book is Curriculum: Gallimaufry to Coherence

Tom Sherrington @teacherhead

Tom is well known in the UK as a prolific blogger and former Headteacher and now an education consultant and author. He writes the popular blog teacherhead.com and recently published his book The Learning Rainforest, Great Teaching in Real Classrooms. With 30 years' experience as a physics and maths teacher and school leader, Tom now travels the world delivering CPD for teachers and schools leaders as well as providing consultancy support on curriculum, assessment and improving the quality of teaching.

John Tomsett @johntomsett

John has been a teacher for over 30 years and a head teacher for 15. He is head teacher at Huntington School, York, a national Research School. John writes a blog called “This much I know ... ” and is a regular contributor to the TES. He co-founded The Headteachers’ Roundtable think tank and is a popular speaker on school leadership. He is determined to remain a classroom teacher, despite the demands of headship, and believes that developing truly great teaching is the main responsibility of all school leaders.

John's latest book is This Much I Know About Mind Over Matter ... Improving Mental Health in Our Schools

The event is sponsored by John Catt Ltd.