Curriculum Strategy: Designing for impact, purpose, and performance

In this timely and thought-provoking webinar, curriculum expert Chris Jones explores how school leaders can navigate curriculum strategy in light of evolving national and regional expectations.

With performance measures and accountability pressures ever-present, Chris will guide participants in considering how to design a curriculum that is not only effective but ethical, supporting creativity, character, enterprise, emotional intelligence and resilience. Drawing on ASCL’s policy thinking and emerging responses to the curriculum and assessment review, he’ll reflect on the big question: is your curriculum truly fit for purpose?

The session will also touch on the growing influence of local agendas, such as mayoral visions for digital access, and how leaders can balance these pressures with DfE requirements. What happens when regional ambitions reshape the curriculum landscape? And how can leaders retain strategic clarity and coherence in the face of competing demands?

Designed for senior and trust leaders, this session offers frameworks for aligning curriculum with performance, values, and vision. Chris will bring clarity, challenge and insight to support leaders in making bold, principled decisions about their curriculum strategy.