A list of resources for teacher educators developed and maintained by Kathy Wright.

1. Theme: Curriculum design
This was a new list of themed resources for 2014 which started as a result of discussions at the
HEA’s One year on workshops held in Manchester and London on 4 and 5 June 2013. With the
introduction of a new national curriculum in England from September 2014, this list should be viewed
as a starting point. All the items on the list are in alphabetical order, and enough information is
included in the referencing to allow resources to be located readily. If the individual resources are to
be used (in course documentation, academic work, etc.), you will need to adapt this to fit your own
institutional referencing requirements.
Checked 26 February 2016
England:
DfE (2013) 2014 National Curriculum. Available at
https://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/nationalcurriculum2014
(For influences on the new NC for England see E.D. Hirsch Jr and D. Willingham listed below in
listing).
This site contains materials and links for the NC implementation:
http://www.expertsubjectgroups.co.uk/materials.html
Northern Ireland:
Northern Ireland curriculum. Information available at http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/
Scotland:
Curriculum for Excellence. Information available at
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/whatiscurriculumforexcellence/index.asp
Wales:
The school curriculum for Wales. Information available at
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/schoolshome/curriculuminwales/arevisedcurriculumforwales/?lan
g=en and for the National curriculum Key Stages 2,3 and 4 in Wales, information is available at
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/schoolshome/curriculuminwales/arevisedcurriculumforwales/nati
onalcurriculum/?lang=en
Resources on curriculum design:
The Cambridge Primary Review (2009), Introduction to the Cambridge Primary Review. Available at
http://www.robinalexander.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CPR-final-report-briefing.pdf
Alexander, R. (ed) (2009), Children, their World, their Education: final report and recommendations
of the Cambridge Primary Review. Routledge.
Boyle, B. and Bragg, J. (2006), ‘A curriculum without foundation’ in British Educational Research
Journal, Vol 32 No 4, August 2006, pp 569-582
The Curriculum Foundation: http://www.curriculumfoundation.org/

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The Curriculum Foundation (2013), A World Class Curriculum – The Principles. Free download
available at http://www.curriculumfoundation.org/resources
The Curriculum Foundation (2013), World Class Curriculum Audit. Free download available at
http://www.curriculumfoundation.org/resources
DfE (2011), The Framework for the National Curriculum: A Report by the Expert Panel for the
National Curriculum Review, London: DfE. Available at
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/framework-for-the-national-curriculum-a-report-by-the-expert-
panel-for-the-national-curriculum-review
Dudek, M. (2000) Architecture of Schools, The New Learning Environments. Architectural Press,
London. Chapter 2: The educational curriculum and its implications
Dyson, S (2011) ‘Full Service and Extended Schools: the Path to Equity?’ in Eds Van Den Branden, K,
Van Avermaet, P. and Van Houtte, M., Equity and Excellence in Education: Towards Maximal
Learning Opportunities: Towards Maximal Learning Opportunities for All Students. Routledge,
London.
Economist Intelligence Unit (2014) The Learning Curve Report 2014. Summary report Lesson 6 – 8
key skills to embed in the curriculum: http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/2014-report-summary/ Full
report: http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/reports/the-learning-curve-report-2014/21st-century-skills
Education Scotland, Principles for curriculum design. Available at
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/howisthecurriculumorganised/principles/index.asp
Facer, K & Thomas, L 2012, Towards an Area-Based Curriculum? Creating Space for the City in
Schools. International Journal of Educational Research, vol 55, pp. 16-25
Gordon, E (2008), Urban Education. Teachers’ College Record Vol 105 No 2 pp189-207
Hirsch, E.D. Jr (1996), The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them. Anchor Books, New
York. E.D.Hirsch Jr, the American educator (now retired) is influencing government curriculum
thinking on both sides of the Atlantic. He founded the Core Knowledge Foundation. Information can
be found here: http://www.coreknowledge.org/about-the-curriculum
James, M. and Pollard, A. (2011), TLRP’s ten principles for effective pedagogy: rationale,
development, evidence, argument and impact, Research Papers in Education, 26, 3, 275–328.
JISC (2013), Enhancing Curriculum Design with Technology. (Guidance for FE and HE sector but
contains relevant advice for designing school curriculum). Available at
http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/5335/1/Enhancing_curriculum-final.pdf
JISC (2012), The Design Studio: Institutional approaches to curriculum design. (Again guidance for
the FE and HE sector but some very useful tools to use with student teachers).
http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/w/page/40489793/Institutional%20Approaches%20to%20Curriculum%2
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JISC (2012), The Design Studio: Pedagogical features card sort. The cards can be downloaded and
printed from http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/w/page/47937543/OULDI%20-
20Pedagogical%20features%20card%20sort and a YouTube video suggesting the way the cards could
be used can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVYMAHRSbpo&feature=player_embedded
Isham C. (2013), A competence based curriculum: Opening Minds in action. Presentation at BERA
Annual Conference 2013. Available at http://www.curee.co.uk/files/shared/OM_BERA.pdf
Hargreaves, A. & Fullan M. (2012), Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School.
Teachers College Press
Illich, I (1971) Deschooling Society (Harmondsworth, Pelican) “Why we must disestablish school”.
Available at http://www.preservenet.com/theory/Illich/Deschooling/intro.html
Lambert, D. (2003) 'Effective Approaches to Curriculum Development in Geography' in Gerber R
(ed.), International Handbook on Geographical Education, The GeoJournal Library, Vol 73. Dordrecht:
Kluwer Academic.
Male B. (2012), The Primary Curriculum Design Handbook: Preparing our Children for the 21st
Century. Continuum.
Male B. and Waters M. (2012), The Secondary Curriculum Design Handbook: Preparing young people
for the 21st Century. Continuum.
Meighan, R and Siraj-Blatchford, I (2003) A Sociology of Educating (London, Continuum).
Recommended: Chapter 6: Hidden Curriculum: An Overview.
Morgan H. and Houghton A. (2011), Considerations for effective practice across and within subject
areas, HEA. Focusses on curriculum design in HE but with advice on inclusive curriculum design
relevant to other phases. Available at:
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/inclusion/Disability/Inclusive_curriculum_design_in_higher_ed
ucation
Nespor, J. (1997) Tangled Up in School. Politics, Space, Bodies and Signs in the Educational Process,
New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Chapter 4: Intersections of bodies and spaces at school
Osborn, M., Broadfoot, P., McNess E., Planel, C., Ravn, B., & Triggs, P., (2003) A world of difference?
Comparing Learners across Europe (Buckingham, Open University Press) Chapter 1: Education for a
changing world
Pring R. (2012), The Life and Death of Secondary Education for All. Routledge.
Strauss, S . (1998) Theories of cognitive development and learning and their implications for
curriculum development and teaching in Moyles, J. and Hargreaves, L., The Primary Curriculum:
learning from international perspectives, London and New York: Routledge
QCA (2002), Designing and timetabling the primary curriculum: a practical guide for key stages 1 &
2. Available at
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QCDA, (no date given), Building the Evidence Base Practitioner Summary of the Map. Available at
http://www.curee-paccts.com/resources/publications/practitioner-summary-map
QCDA, (no date given), Building the Evidence Base Probe 4 - Curriculum Innovation, Participation
and Engagement: How can curriculum innovation help increase participation and engagement?
Available at:
http://www.curee.co.uk/files/publication/1271161579/Probe%204%20FINAL%20from%20QCDA%20website.pdf
Reiss M. J. & White J. (2013), An Aims-based Curriculum: The significance of human flourishing for
schools. Bedford Way Papers.
RSA (2013), Opening Minds Project. Available at http://www.rsaopeningminds.org.uk/
RSA (2012), Thinking about an area based curriculum: a guide for practitioners. Available at
https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/reports/thinking-about-an-area-based-curriculum-a-
guide-for-practitioners/
White J. (ed.) (2004), Rethinking the School Curriculum. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
White J. (2005), Towards an aims-led curriculum, QCA Available at
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/9704/1/11482_john_white_towards_an_aims_led_curr.pdf
Willingham D.T. (2009), Why don’t students like school? Jossey-Bass (Wiley imprint), San Francisco.
Daniel Willingham, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Virginia is cited by Michael Gove,
Secretary of State for Education in England as an inspiration. Here is a link to one of his blog posts:
http://www.danielwillingham.com/1/post/2013/02/the-science-in-goves-speech.html