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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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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...

Aidan Severs
Jan 213 min read
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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.

Aidan Severs
Jan 73 min read
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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...

Aidan Severs
Jun 20, 20243 min read
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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...

Aidan Severs
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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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.

Aidan Severs
May 21, 20245 min read
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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.

Aidan Severs
May 13, 20244 min read
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Curriculum Drivers and Disciplinary Knowledge - What's The Link?
Uncover the vital link between curriculum drivers and disciplinary knowledge.

Aidan Severs
May 7, 20244 min read
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What Is A Spiral Curriculum?
I've written a new article for Third Space Learning entitled 'What Is A Spiral Curriculum: A Teacher’s Guide to What, How And When To...

Aidan Severs
May 3, 20231 min read
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How I Work With Businesses On Their Education Outreach
As an education consultant, one of my roles is to help businesses like yours to develop education curricula to improve your outreach...

Aidan Severs
Apr 9, 20233 min read
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How The Local Area Can Inspire your Art Lessons
Although a school's local area is more often thought of when teaching geography and history, it can be a great source of inspiration in art.

Aidan Severs
Mar 23, 20233 min read
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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.

Aidan Severs
Jan 17, 20236 min read
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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.

Aidan Severs
Jan 11, 20235 min read
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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.

Aidan Severs
Nov 17, 20225 min read
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Curriculum Drivers: Have You Got Too Many?
Every curriculum is driven by certain principles; sometimes there are too many drivers, making curriculum delivery difficult.

Aidan Severs
May 23, 20224 min read
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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...

Aidan Severs
Apr 25, 20225 min read
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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.

Aidan Severs
Mar 10, 20227 min read
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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:...

Aidan Severs
Feb 10, 20225 min read
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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...

Aidan Severs
Feb 9, 202212 min read
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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...

Aidan Severs
Feb 8, 20226 min read
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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...

Aidan Severs
Dec 14, 20214 min read
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