Sharing a Vision Curriculum Innovation Conference Thursday 19 th November 2009

The world in 2020 Shoes4crews A Learning Experience

The world in 2027 If the children in my present Reception class attend university they will be looking for their first job in 2027

The world in 2020 “80% of the jobs that will be available in 2020 have not been invented yet”

The world in 2020 “The greatest employer in 2020 will be self”

The world in 2020 The concept of “applying” for a job probably will not exist The growing move to “Portfolio Working”

The world in 2020 “People retiring now will have been in 2-3 organisations by the time our children retire they will have been in 18-25”

What Industry requires Flexibility and Adaptability Flexibility and Adaptability A good mix of qualifications, practical skills and personal qualities A good mix of qualifications, practical skills and personal qualities Good interpersonal skills Good interpersonal skills Ability to solve problems and create new ideas Ability to solve problems and create new ideas Take responsibility and show initiative Take responsibility and show initiative Apply technology purposefully (QCA Futures Study 2006) Apply technology purposefully (QCA Futures Study 2006)

The world in 2020 In a study of those born in 1958 and those in 1970 the latter group showed that personal and social skills were “33 times more important in determining relative life chances than before” (Freedom’s orphans - Ippr study )

The National Curriculum The School Curriculum comprises all learning and other experiences that each school plans for its pupils. The National Curriculum is an important element of the School Curriculum

Curriculum Non-Innovation Curriculum innovation is not about teaching the National Curriculum more creatively

The National Curriculum The School Curriculum comprises all learning and other experiences that each school plans for its pupils. The National Curriculum is an important element of the School Curriculum

White Paper 2005 “We know that schools are most effective when they have the autonomy to innovate and adapt to their local circumstances” Govt White Paper 2005

What do we want children to leave with from their time at The Wyche? Towards a new Curriculum

The School Curriculum General Ethos 1a Happy Memories 1b Enjoyment and Fun 1c Love of learning 1d Friendship and Community

The School Curriculum Relating to Self 2a Self Esteem and Confidence 2b Reaching Potential 2c Developing a sense of Spirituality 2d Being Healthy

The School Curriculum Relating to Others 3aFriendship 3b Understanding Relationships 3cDeveloping Relationships 3d Teamwork 3eGlobal Awareness/Responsibility 3f Cultural Appreciation

The School Curriculum Managing Learning 4a Improving learning and performance 4bCommunication 4cApplication of Number 4dICT 4eThe Arts and Sport 4fThinking Skills 4gCreativity and Problem Solving

The School Curriculum Managing Situations 5aManaging conflict 5bManaging Disappointment 5cManaging Time and Resources 5dManaging Risk and Uncertainty

The Vehicle The “vehicle” is the means we used to describe how we would deliver the Wyche Curriculum

Farmers Market

Memorable Moments 1. Managing disappointment 2. Ordering Wood! 3. Ordering a Pig! 4. Money raised… …and spent!

Future Recordz

Scenes We went on Mission Maker and looked at space props, scenes, and characters.

BD Homes

WSR Radio Station WSR went live on air in Spring 2009

Tanzania

Interactive Native American Night

The “Real Life” Curriculum If the core purpose of education is to give young people a useful apprenticeship in real-life learning, then the kinds of learning they do in school has to match the kinds of learning that people do in the wider world” Guy Claxton “What’s the point of school?” p91