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Highlights
- Increasingly, across the system, people are talking about knowledge and curriculum.
- About the Author: Mary Myatt has been teaching and advising in schools for 20 years.
- 200 Pages
- Education, Teaching Methods & Materials
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About the Book
n this timely new book, Mary Myatt is at her brilliant best as she passionately argues that the solutions to overcoming achievement barriers lie in understanding the curriculum and in what children are meant to know.Book Synopsis
Increasingly, across the system, people are talking about knowledge and curriculum. In this timely new book, Mary Myatt is at her brilliant best as she passionately argues that the solutions to overcoming achievement barriers lie in understanding the curriculum and in what children are meant to know.
For the education system to reach coherence on the curriculum, it's going to require teachers in schools to engage in the conversation; it's a journey we need to share if we're going to deliver a curriculum we understand and believe in. In a series of crystal clear chapters, Mary guides teachers and school leaders through one of the most important debates in education.
Review Quotes
Inspiring and helpful in equal measure, this book is going to make a significant contribution to the work schools need to do to make the vision of a coherent curriculum a reality. --Tom Sherrington, Former teacher and headteacher; consultant and author of The Learning Rainforest
Globally, new attention is being given to curriculum principles and curriculum practice. Mary Myatt's book is major contribution to this debate. She combines encyclopedic knowledge of schools with crystal-clear description of curriculum principles and few books range so effectively across curriculum theory and day-to-day practice in the classroom. Mary does this with huge authority and extreme clarity. A must-read for all those involved in improving education. --Tim Oates CBE, Group Director of ARD, Assessment Research and Development
This book weaves together theory, research, policy, and practice to provide educators at every stage of their career a practical guide to coherent curriculum design. Chapters divided by subject and strategy make it easy to keep coming back to, whilst Mary's humorous and intelligent prose make it a pleasure to read. --Claire Hill Head of English and Media Studies Dover Grammar School for Girls
'This is an absolutely sizzling synthesis of practical wisdom about curriculum. Rooted in research and punctuated with inspirational examples, Mary has written an accessible and engaging guide to everything that a school needs to know to clarify, deepen and extend its curriculum thinking.' -- David Weston, Chief Executive, Teacher Development Trust
About the Author
Mary Myatt has been teaching and advising in schools for 20 years. She is blogs and provides resources for school improvement at http: //marymyatt.com/ and is the author of 'High Challenge, Low Threat' and 'Hopeful Schools'
