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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.
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Aidan Severs
Jan 213 min read
Curriculum-Making: Start With The End In Mind
Curriculum-making begins with thinking about the desired impact, or outcome, before you start thinking about the how and the what. By...
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Aidan Severs
Jan 73 min read
2025: The Year of the Realistic Curriculum
Explore how schools can embrace a realistic curriculum in 2025. Learn strategies to refine your realistic curriculum for effective teaching.
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Aidan Severs
Dec 10, 20244 min read
From SEND To Greater Depth: Taking Everyone On The Journey (And Getting Them All To The Destination)
Imagine your next unit of work as a journey into a city centre. In this post I'll use a journey into the centre of London because it was...
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Aidan Severs
Dec 3, 20245 min read
A KS3 Curriculum To Support Transition
A version of this blog post was first published in Transition Talks Issue #4 and with kind permission is now being re-published here....
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Aidan Severs
Nov 12, 20246 min read
Case Study: Revolutionising Curriculum Delivery in KS2
Explore how a UK primary school transformed its KS2 curriculum delivery, emphasizing open-ended challenges, same-day interventions, and more
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Aidan Severs
Oct 15, 20245 min read
Assessment: How Can I Identify Greater Depth Children In Foundation Subjects?
Uncover the complexities of identifying greater depth children with an insightful assessment that goes beyond traditional methods.
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Aidan Severs
Oct 1, 20246 min read
Developing A Greater Depth Toolkit To Aid Task Design
Having written a few blog posts over the years about working with pupils of greater depth , I occasionally get requests to work with...
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Aidan Severs
Jul 11, 20241 min read
New Download Available: History Primary Disciplinary Knowledge - Characteristics and Curriculum Statements
You've been wanting to add some history disciplinary knowledge statements to your curriculum, but if you're honest you're not sure...
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Aidan Severs
Jul 2, 20243 min read
What Can Go Wrong When Writing Your Own Curriculum?
I've seen first-hand what can go wrong in developing curricula, and the additional time and resources that are wasted as a result. Here...
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Aidan Severs
Jun 25, 20243 min read
What Is A Concept-Based Curriculum?
A while ago I wrote about how to develop a concept-based curriculum ( you can read that here ) and I now just want to take a step back to...
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Aidan Severs
Jun 20, 20243 min read
Starter for 10: Curriculum Development
On the face of it, curriculum development and design appears simple. All you have to do is work out what needs teaching and in what...
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Aidan Severs
Jun 18, 20242 min read
What Even Is A Curriculum Driver?
Let's keep this short and sweet. What is a curriculum driver? A curriculum driver is a principle that guides the development and delivery...
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Aidan Severs
Jun 10, 20243 min read
Primary D&T: Is It OK To Design Without Making And Vice Versa?
Does a D&T unit always need to feature both designing and making? Find out in this blog post...
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Aidan Severs
Jun 6, 20241 min read
Primary D&T: Teaching The Iterative Design Process
I wrote this article a while back when I was a deputy head with responsibility for curriculum, teaching and learning, and was in the...
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Aidan Severs
May 28, 20243 min read
The 4 Ps Of The Design & Technology Curriculum
Discover how to revolutionize your design technology curriculum with the 4 Ps approach and learn to teach DT effectively.
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Aidan Severs
May 23, 20242 min read
What is substantive knowledge?
Discover exactly what substantive knowledge is. Check out some examples of disciplinary knowledge.
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Aidan Severs
May 23, 20242 min read
What is procedural knowledge?
Discover exactly what procedural knowledge is. Check out some examples of disciplinary knowledge.
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Aidan Severs
May 23, 20242 min read
What is disciplinary knowledge?
Discover exactly what disciplinary knowledge is. Check out some examples of disciplinary knowledge.
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Aidan Severs
May 21, 20245 min read
Curriculum: What Is The Best Kind Of 'Big Question'?
Unlock the secret to crafting the perfect 'Big Question Curriculum' with the ultimate guide. Learn the best question types and their impact.
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Aidan Severs
May 13, 20244 min read
How To Write Good Curriculum Statements (And Why I'm Not Calling Them Objectives)
Learn how to craft effective curriculum statements and why they are more than just objectives.
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