New Opportunities The new Secondary Curriculum: A curriculum for the future

Develop a modern, world-class curriculum that will inspire and challenge all learners and prepare them for the future

Three questions driving curriculum design, development and implementation WHAT are we trying to achieve? HOW do we organise learning? HOW well are we achieving our aims?

Why change?

Futures agenda Changes in society Impact of technology New understanding about learning Globalisation Public policy Current concerns More space for personalisation – challenge and support – improved standards Less prescription – more innovation Greater engagement and participation Securing essentials skills – including wider skills for life and work – personal development The new secondary curriculum An opportunity for renewal

Coherence… for the learner Subjects Skills and dimensions Personal Development

The Aims The curriculum aims to enable all young people to become: successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society

New subject programmes of study Rethinking subjects

A structure that offers new opportunities Key concepts (that underpin the study of mathematics): Competence Creativity Applications and Implications of Mathematics Critical Understanding Key processes: Representing Analysing Interpreting and Evaluating Communicating and Reflecting

Mathematics For its own sake: rigorous and coherent As a tool for problem-solving As a tool for modelling Greater emphasis on processes

Mathematics Pathways - GCSE Piloting two GCSEs that assess knowledge and understanding applying mathematics in a range of contexts problem-solving strategies and skills 2 nd GCSE is available to all learners with a greater focus on mathematics processes Functional mathematics, embedded in the PoS, a separate qualification Teaching the revised KS4 PoS is sufficient preparation for all these qualifications

Mathematics Pathways - GCE Mathematics and Further Mathematics continue to increase in popularity following 2002 changes 4 year study on GCE mathematics – optional units and level of retakes raise questions about equity and comparability Grading is an issue as two distinct qualifications share units

Mathematics Pathways – Evaluation Project CDELLS and mathematics educators from Nottingham, Manchester and Sussex Universities are evaluating the phase 2 Pathways Project

Assessment Developments Assessment is integral to teaching and learning Assessment systems must be fit for purpose National standards are a an entitlement for learners, teachers and schools National standards are integral to national expectations of education

Looking to the future STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Enrichment and extension The primary mathematics review