Webinar: SECONDARY: Curriculum congruence: aligning values, ethos and what is taught by SecEd & HTU

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About This Webinar

Elliott (1994) argues that there is often a conflict between a school's actual values, those it professes, those it manifests, and those it markets. In this context, curriculum design takes on a new meaning: pupils may learn what we teach but, significantly, they learn by how we teach (Brady, 2011).

Schools often focus on the school-leaver as the end product. However, Southend High School for Boys imagines its students a decade after they have left. What will they be doing? How will they be living? What will they be like?

In this workshop, Dr Bevan takes a practical look at what this means in practice, and how his school has embedded this ethos within its curriculum teaching and delivery. He will discuss how our actions as school leaders can be consistent with our values and how provision and the activities with which pupils engage can be aligned with a school's purpose (Thornberg, 2008). Dr Bevan will touch upon a number of approaches that result in effective provision for this kind of values-led education and will discuss how his school has prioritised active engagement in social action as part of its curriculum.

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Presenter

Dr Robin Bevan

Headteacher, Southend High School for Boys, Essex

Robin Bevan is Headteacher at Southend High School for Boys – an ‘outstandingly successful’ school – appointed in September 2007.

Robin serves as National President (2020/21) of the new National Education Union and is as an elected member of the National Executive. He is also a patron of the Institute of School Business Leadership.

A regular presenter in workshops and conferences: he has developed approaches on organisational leadership that have been transformational in school culture. He has a strong commitment to evidence-based practice: applying educational research into the classroom to enhance learning. He completed his doctorate at the University of Cambridge in conjunction with the ESRC’s Teaching & Learning Research Programme; and is a founding fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching.

Robin is a cycling enthusiast, commuter, competitor and coach: he has previously competed in the national student time-trial championships, in the Tour des Alpes, and won several local championship titles. He has been a mentor for young riders, many of whom have competed for Great Britain - securing national, European and world championship titles.