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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.

Ofsted Resources for Curriculum and Subject Leaders

Ofsted Resources for Curriculum and Subject Leaders

Ofsted Resources for Curriculum and Subject Leaders

Ofsted's resources which can help curriculum and subject leaders to develop their subject are collated here in this blog post.

Feb 10, 20232 min read

How I Work With Leaders To Develop Curriculum

How I Work With Leaders To Develop Curriculum

How I Work With Leaders To Develop Curriculum

Teachers' and leaders' testimonials can help you to learn more about how I will work with you and your staff.

Jan 17, 20236 min read

The 3 Cs of Curriculum Design

The 3 Cs of Curriculum Design

The 3 Cs of Curriculum Design

By thinking about continuity, correct coverage and consistency, school leaders can begin to think about how to design their curriculum.

Jan 11, 20235 min read

Curriculum How To: Developing A Concept-Based Curriculum

Curriculum How To: Developing A Concept-Based Curriculum

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.

Nov 17, 20225 min read

Including Word Etymology On Knowledge Organisers

Including Word Etymology On Knowledge Organisers

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...

Aug 22, 20224 min read

Using Knowledge Organisers In Primary

Using Knowledge Organisers In Primary

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...

Aug 15, 20223 min read

What Are All The Different Types Of Knowledge? (part 1)

What Are All The Different Types Of Knowledge? (part 1)

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.

Jul 18, 20228 min read

Helping Staff To Adopt Your New Curriculum

Helping Staff To Adopt Your New Curriculum

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.

Teacher Development

Jun 27, 20225 min read

Your Greatest Gift to the Next Teacher? By Russell Pearson (Dynamic Deputies)

Your Greatest Gift to the Next Teacher? By Russell Pearson (Dynamic Deputies)

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

Jun 20, 20225 min read

Monitoring Your Subject 101

Monitoring Your Subject 101

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.

Jun 6, 20224 min read

3 Ways To Identify Your Subject's Improvement Priorities

3 Ways To Identify Your Subject's Improvement Priorities

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.

May 30, 20224 min read

Curriculum Drivers: Have You Got Too Many?

Curriculum Drivers: Have You Got Too Many?

Curriculum Drivers: Have You Got Too Many?

Every curriculum is driven by certain principles; sometimes there are too many drivers, making curriculum delivery difficult.

May 23, 20224 min read

5 Reasons Why Subject Leadership Training Is A Top Priority

5 Reasons Why Subject Leadership Training Is A Top Priority

5 Reasons Why Subject Leadership Training Is A Top Priority

Subject Leadership is an important role in the primary school. Here we explore why investing in training for those staff members is crucial.

May 5, 20224 min read

How To Achieve Both Curriculum Cohesion And Teacher Autonomy

How To Achieve Both Curriculum Cohesion And Teacher Autonomy

How To Achieve Both Curriculum Cohesion And Teacher Autonomy

Not that long ago, back when I was a teacher and before I had any SLT responsibilities, I worked in a brilliant school where we teachers...

Apr 25, 20225 min read

8 Things To Consider When Designing A Primary Art Curriculum

8 Things To Consider When Designing A Primary Art Curriculum

8 Things To Consider When Designing A Primary Art Curriculum

Designing an art curriculum can be more complicated than it seems. In this article we explore 8 things to consider when developing yours.

Mar 10, 20227 min read

From Paper to Practice: Beyond Curriculum Intent, and Into Implementation (Part 3)

From Paper to Practice: Beyond Curriculum Intent, and Into Implementation (Part 3)

From Paper to Practice: Beyond Curriculum Intent, and Into Implementation (Part 3)

Before reading this, make sure you've caught up on the prior blog posts in the series: Part 1 Part 2 Curriculum Implementation:...

Feb 10, 20225 min read

From Paper to Practice: Beyond Curriculum Intent, and Into Implementation (Part 2)

From Paper to Practice: Beyond Curriculum Intent, and Into Implementation (Part 2)

From Paper to Practice: Beyond Curriculum Intent, and Into Implementation (Part 2)

Before reading this, make sure you've caught up on the first blog post in the series: Part 1 Curriculum Implementation: Getting...

Feb 9, 202212 min read

From Paper to Practice: Beyond Curriculum Intent, and Into Implementation (Part 1)

From Paper to Practice: Beyond Curriculum Intent, and Into Implementation (Part 1)

From Paper to Practice: Beyond Curriculum Intent, and Into Implementation (Part 1)

The curriculum (intent) is done! Many schools are now in the position where, after a significant drive from Ofsted, and the realisation...

Feb 8, 20226 min read

The Right(est) Way To Teach Spelling (part 4)

The Right(est) Way To Teach Spelling (part 4)

The Right(est) Way To Teach Spelling (part 4)

If you have not yet read the rest of the parts of this series, click here to catch up: https://www.aidansevers.com/blog/tags/spelling...

Jan 25, 20226 min read

Beware The Reverse-Engineered Curriculum (or The Potential Pitfalls Of Retrieval Practice)

Beware The Reverse-Engineered Curriculum (or The Potential Pitfalls Of Retrieval Practice)

Beware The Reverse-Engineered Curriculum (or The Potential Pitfalls Of Retrieval Practice)

Aren't Knowledge Organisers brilliant? Isn't Retrieval Practice just the bees knees? As for Powerful Knowledge... sigh - the stuff dreams...

Dec 14, 20214 min read

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