A Happy New Year

The Curriculum Foundation wishes all members and colleagues a happy and prosperous new year (and welcome back to work!)

The Foundation has a full programme for its second term of operation. In addition to our own programme of conferences (The Foundation Conference Tour 2010) we shall be working with schools, colleges and local authorities across the country – and beyond.

To learn more click here

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The Curriculum Foundation

How does the Foundation operate?

The Foundation is being run by volunteers at the moment, but as it grows, it is beginning to put in place some more permanent structures.

To find out more – and to make your own contribution: click here

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An echo of a previous century - Consultation on Assessment...

The DCSF is proposing some amendments to the Attainment Targets and Level Descriptions, and the Curriculum Foundation has some serious concerns about these.  We would urge all members to read our response (below) and to make your own response to the DCSF. 

To find out more,  click here..

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Free Conference Places

The Curriculum Foundation will be making presentations at the NAS/UWT Education Conference in Birmingham on February 11th. In return, they have offered 20 free places to Foundation members.

To find out more .... click here...

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Advisory Panel

To meet the Panel....Click here..

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The Logo, the tree..


Did you see the young men planting a tree on our leaflet?

Find out the story here... more......

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BBC News

"The Curriculum Foundation develops and shares 'cutting edge thinking'..."

Open the BBC webpage here...

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Welcome to Election Year!

Pictures of Political Party Leaders
Education is already becoming an issue in this General Election year, and the Foundation will be active in ensuring that politicians do not seek to narrow the curriculum in the pursuit of short-term electoral advantage....

To learn more click here...

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"A special approach to special measures"

A special approach to ‘special measures’.

Have you managed to get a school out of an Ofsted ‘category’? How did you do it? Could you help others to do so?

Can it be done through a broader curriculum rather than a narrower focus? click here...

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Affiliate to the Curriculum Foundation

A number of organisations have approached the Curriculum Foundation and asked if they can affiliate in some way. We are very keen to work with others, so if you are interested click here..

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Mick Waters Survey.

Please contribute to the data survey Mick is undertaking to gather important information from our members about our members....

Take part in the survey here...

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Getting Involved

We are trying to involve as many people as we can in the running of the Foundation and to extend its influence. Several new people have volunteered to help us out on our management group:

• Pam Mundy
• John Bangs
• Alison Willmott
• David Peck
• Richard Martin
• Annika Small

If you want to get involved contact Brian Male on brianmale@curriculumfoundation.org

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What has The Curriculum Foundation been doing?

Since the inaugural conference in July, there has been considerable interest in the Foundation.

Click below to see the wide range of work in which we have been involved already.

click here...

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Press / Media Contact

For further information and regulations for press and media releases - please contact...

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Strengthen the voice....

Download our leaflet to give out to your colleagues and help swell our numbers.
Together our message will be irresistible..
open PDF leaflet.

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