SLT Questions

Questions to discuss could include:

•How does your curriculum meet national requirements?

•How has the curriculum been adapted to suit your school context?

•What is your future curriculum plan/area for development?

• By the end of the Key Stage, what knowledge should your pupils be able use with fluency (speed and accuracy)? (The core knowledge - This is what should appear on a knowledge organiser. It’s not a textbook with every piece of content packed in)

• How were decisions about the selection and sequencing of knowledge made? A follow-up question: What aspects of your subject’s domain have you left out within your curriculum?

• What is the impact of having taught (choose a specific sequence of learning) in year X, when the child gets into year Y?

• How is your assessment designed to ensure that you can tell whether all students have security in the core knowledge?

• For a chosen unit in year X, what core knowledge did pupils need to know in advance, and how did you ensure this was secure?

• Do your team share your vision for the curriculum in this subject? What would they tell me?

• How do you know that you are being ambitious for your pupils? Can you show me an example of appropriate challenge in your curriculum model?

• How do you ensure all children can access the curriculum? What scaffolds and support do you provide for learners, including children with SEND?

• Do you have subject-specific vocabulary which students need to learn for each year group?

• How will you use homework to ensure that pupils meet the curriculum intention?