Curriculum Design and Implementation Webinar Series

11 February 2026, 3:30-4:30pm

Join us for a timely, practical webinar led by curriculum strategist Chris Jones, tailored for school leaders and business managers navigating the complexities of budget, staffing and long-term curriculum aspirations.

In an era of constrained school funding and rising costs, every decision must pull double duty — delivering educational excellence and financial sustainability. Chris will guide you through a method for evaluating what you’re committing to, both in the short and long term, against the school’s vision. This will help you to balance the demands of staffing, curriculum and budget, with a focus on adaptive curriculum in a world of challenging special education needs.

You’ll explore how to align your curriculum ambitions with realistic resource planning, making sure that curriculum design isn’t an afterthought, but the foundation of strategic financial planning. The session will challenge you to think not just: “What can we afford?” — but “What is the real return on our investment?”

By the end of the webinar, you’ll be equipped to make informed decisions about staffing deployment, resource allocation and long-term curriculum commitments — ensuring that every pound invested works towards a curriculum that reflects your school’s values and delivers real impact for learners and the community.

Learning outcomes:

• Analyse how curriculum choices translate into financial and workforce implications over different time horizons, supporting more informed strategic decision-making.
• Evaluate competing priorities to ensure spending and staffing decisions actively reinforce organisational purpose and long-term direction.
• Apply a structured approach to weighing educational benefit against cost, enabling leaders to justify commitments with confidence and clarity.

13 May 3:30-4:30pm

Delivering a powerful curriculum is never just about great ideas — it’s about making them work in the real world. In this practical and forward-looking webinar, curriculum expert, speaker and author Chris Jones will guide school leaders through the challenge of turning curriculum plans and strategic vision into a deliverable, fully resourced timetable.

As schools navigate staffing constraints, recruitment challenges, and the realities of available funding, leaders must ask: How do we get from where we are to where we want to be? Chris will explore the key principles of effective implementation, helping you shape a timetable that is ambitious yet achievable, and resilient enough to adapt when ideal staffing isn’t possible.

You will examine strategies for deploying the team you have, identifying creative solutions when specialist staff are unavailable, and making decisions that honour both educational priorities and operational demands. The session will support leaders in aligning curriculum intent with on-the-ground delivery, ensuring every class, every hour and every teacher contributes meaningfully to your school or trust vision.

By the end, you’ll leave with a clearer roadmap for building a timetable that works — not just on paper, but in practice.

Learning outcomes: 

• Translate strategic curriculum intentions into operational plans that can be delivered within existing constraints.
• Identify practical responses to staffing shortfalls, including adaptive deployment and alternative delivery models.
• Construct timetabling solutions that remain robust under pressure while still advancing improvement goals.

• Executive Head, CEO, Headteacher/Principal 
• Deputy Head/Vice Principal 
• Assistant Head/Assistant Principal 
• Aspiring leaders 
• Middle leaders/HODs/Subject Specialists 

Teaching phase:

• Secondary 
• Special/PRU 
• All through 
• Post-16 / FE 
• MATs 
• SATs 

Full series package: £100+VAT (includes both webinars)
Webinar 1 only (curriculum design): £55+VAT
Webinar 2 only (curriculum implementation) £55+VAT