Curriculum Planning
PART 1
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Without a curriculum you don’t have a school and making the right choice will have a direct impact upon enrolment figures. GEL specialises in a variety of curriculums including IB, UK National Curriculum, American, Canadian, Australian and International mixtures. We will support you to make the right decisions for the preferred choice to guide your school in this area in your location, for students to achieve maximum success in their learning.
Below are some examples of various questions one needs to ask oneself when poised to consider the right curriculum for your school, or to change the one currently in place;
- What is my market and what does the local population want?
- Which curricula are well-known, tried and tested?
- Should I use a combination of national and international curricula?
- Which choice will facilitate students for university entry nationally or specific countries overseas?
- Which curriculum will give status and credibility to your school?
- What is the school’s philosophy of education?
- What examination Body will be selected?
- What INSET training components are necessary for staff as both a condition for employment and for ongoing professional development to ensure the curriculum will be implemented well?
- What are the budget implications for this?
- How user-friendly are the various curricular?
- Does the curriculum come with comprehensive teacher planning, guidance and student assessment rubrics?
- How culturally appropriate is the curricular material?
- What benefits are there for employing a mix of curricular as opposed to a more unified or linear approach?
- How does the particular choice of curriculum affect teaching styles?
- What curriculum resources are there for parent-school partnerships?