This workshop will take a practical look at the recent whole curriculum review conducted at St Edward's CE Academy. Delegates will be taken step-by-step through the process, what and who was involved, the implementation, the outcomes and the lessons learned along the way.

Deputy Headteacher Catharine Wensley will discuss how decisions were made and the thinking underpinning these decisions. The review transformed the school's curriculum from the ground-up – starting from the school's vision and values – and focused on a seven-year journey through the curriculum, incorporating student voice, the school's appraisal system, Ofsted requirements, and considering the long-term impact of the curriculum on students. Everything at the school is now viewed through the "lens of the curriculum" and is tightly tied to the school's ethos and values. The school has also undertaken subject-specific curriculum reviews and has considered its longer term structures for curriculum management, revision, and delivery.

In this workshop, Catharine will give a practical, whistle-stop tour of this work, offering her advice and lessons learned, and signposting to a range of useful resources that the school has used and/or created.

The handout for this session is available by clicking the handout icon in the bottom right-hand corner.