Curriculum and Professional Growth:
Your course at a glance

Why Curriculum and Professional growth?

A strong primary curriculum is key to ensuring coherence, progression and deep learning across all subjects. This course supports teachers in planning and assessing with clarity and purpose, focusing on core knowledge, key skills and sustained pupil progress from early reading through to the wider curriculum.


With an emphasis on vocabulary development, cross-curricular reading and high standards of conduct, it equips staff to plan efficiently and deliver well-sequenced, purposeful lessons. The course also explores the wider professional responsibilities of teachers, supporting staff to contribute positively to whole-school priorities and a strong learning culture.

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Course Overview

Course Structure
The course is comprised of ten structured sessions, each combining presented content, professional reading and research, alongside guided reflection activities that support teachers in planning and their wider professional development.

When to complete this course
The course can be completed at any point during the year, offering flexibility for schools and individual staff members. Within the full academic-year programme, it is typically delivered during the Summer Term, supporting teachers in refining curriculum and practice ahead of the next academic year.

Purchasing options
Schools can purchase this course as a standalone programme for relevant staff members, or access it as part of our full academic-year professional development plan.

How this course aligns with Teachers’ Professional Responsibilities and curriculum expectations
This course supports teachers to plan and deliver a well-sequenced, knowledge-rich and inclusive curriculum, in line with national expectations. It focuses on effective lesson design, assessment and high standards of literacy, including vocabulary and reading across the curriculum.

Aligned with the Teachers’ Standards, it helps teachers to:
• Plan well-structured lessons that build on prior knowledge
• Use assessment effectively to support progress
• Promote high standards of literacy across subjects
• Uphold high expectations for behaviour and conduct
• Contribute to the wider life and ethos of the school

By strengthening both curriculum planning and professional practice, the course supports teachers to deliver an ambitious, coherent curriculum for all pupils.