Curriculum How To: Developing A Concept-Based Curriculum
When developing curriculum, school leaders can use key concepts to map out cross-curricular links which promote learning.
Along with being a primary school teacher and leader, blogging is where this all started for Aidan. If it wasn't for his passion for writing and sharing his learning and experiences, he wouldn't be working as an education consultant with schools across the country today. Shared best practice should be available to all and here on the Aidan Severs Consulting blog you can get ideas for making a difference in your own school. The blog is also a great place to learn exactly the kind of work that Aidan can partner with your school on.
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Aidan Severs
- Oct 30
- 2 min
Aidan's Podcast Appearances
Jamie Thom's 'Beyond Survival' Podcast Episode Nine: How can new teachers simplify their teaching for impact? Listening links can be...
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Aidan Severs
- Oct 10
- 7 min
What Can Book Scrutiny Actually Tell Us?
Book Looks or Book Scrutinies are a popular monitoring approach in schools. Here's how to get the most out of them...
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Aidan Severs
- Sep 5
- 5 min
Learning To Fall: Learning To Succeed
"If you can't ride, can you fall?" "I suppose anyone can fall," said Shasta. "I mean can you fall and get up again without crying and...
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Aidan Severs
- Aug 29
- 6 min
Transforming Primary School Lunchtimes With Family Dining
I was recently contacted by a school leader who had found this blog post very useful when I posted it back in 2018. Here it is again on...
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Aidan Severs
- Aug 22
- 4 min
Including Word Etymology On Knowledge Organisers
In my last blog post I wrote about the basics of knowledge organisers - if you don't yet use them, that blog post will be a good starting...
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Aidan Severs
- Aug 15
- 3 min
Using Knowledge Organisers In Primary
What are Knowledge Organisers? A place where all the selected key/core knowledge for any given unit of work in any subject is organised...
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Aidan Severs
- Aug 8
- 4 min
Simple Teaching
It really is all about the simple things. The longer I've been in teaching, the more I realise this. I thought I'd realised that 10 years...
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Aidan Severs
- Aug 1
- 6 min
Teachers! Be More Batman!
I wrote this back in 2016, and since it is mentioned in Dr Emma Kell's 'How To Survive In Teaching' I thought it was time to feature it...
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Aidan Severs
- Jul 25
- 7 min
What Looking At Children's Books Tells You That You Don't Need To Know
When it comes to book scrutiny (or book looks by their slightly less evil-sounding name) there are plenty of things that can catch our...
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Aidan Severs
- Jul 18
- 8 min
What Are All The Different Types Of Knowledge? (part 1)
Substantive, disciplinary, declarative, conceptual, procedural... and where's skills? A blog post to clarify the meanings of these words.
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Aidan Severs
- Jul 11
- 6 min
What To Do When Your New Initiative Fails
In this post we explore what actions school leaders can take when something they've implemented hasn't been well-adopted by staff.
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Aidan Severs
- Jul 3
- 6 min
What Should You Do To Get Your New Classroom Ready?
Summer's nearly here and you might be itching to get into your new classroom to spruce it up. But what should you spend your time on?
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Aidan Severs
- Jun 27
- 5 min
Helping Staff To Adopt Your New Curriculum
Having staff on-board with curriculum innovations is crucial to their success. In this post we explore 5 steps towards making this happen.
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Aidan Severs
- Jun 20
- 5 min
Your Greatest Gift to the Next Teacher? By Russell Pearson (Dynamic Deputies)
Russell Pearson of the Dynamic Deputies suggests that there are things children should know and be able to do before they move year group
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Aidan Severs
- Jun 13
- 4 min
How To Give Feedback To Your Work Mates
Giving feedback to your colleagues who might also be your friends can be daunting. Here are 10 tips for managing those conversations.
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Aidan Severs
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Monitoring Your Subject 101
This post offers some starting tips for subject leaders who want to find out more about what's going on in their subject.
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Aidan Severs
- May 30
- 4 min
3 Ways To Identify Your Subject's Improvement Priorities
For subject leaders, identifying priorities for development can be difficult. This article outlines 3 ways to prioritise well.
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Aidan Severs
- May 24
- 6 min
8 Scaffolding Strategies: a ‘Q & A’ blog - By Russell Pearson (Dynamic Deputies)
Russell Pearson, of The Dynamic Deputies, responds to questions about the scaffolding episode of their podcast.
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Aidan Severs
- May 23
- 4 min
Curriculum Drivers: Have You Got Too Many?
Every curriculum is driven by certain principles; sometimes there are too many drivers, making curriculum delivery difficult.
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