The Curriculum Compendium

There are no quick fixes to creating a great curriculum. The settings that are doing the most thoughtful work start with thinking about what their pupils and the community really need. We see terrific examples of this from Milton Road Primary School and the Fulbridge Academy. A great curriculum takes the national curriculum as a starting point and includes opportunities for truly memorable learning. If we’re looking for inspiration to take our own curriculum thinking to the next level, then the best way we can do this is to eavesdrop the conversations of colleagues doing interesting stuff. When we are presented with case studies, it’s as though we are part of the conversation. The Curriculum Compendium is a magnificent body of work with stunning contributions from colleagues across the sector. It makes a significant contribution to the curriculum conversations across the country and deserves to be in every school. * Mary Myatt, education writer and speaker * This book is packed full of useful and insightful information for educators, leaning on lived experience and theory. It’s a must-read if you are looking to create effective schools that are inclusive. * Bennie Kara, Former Deputy Headteacher, Writer and Trainer * Rae Snape has put together a fantastic Compendium for Curriculum action. It is comprehensive, inspiring and above all grounded in case examples. It gives us content, context, quality, leadership and personal and collective templates for engaging in curriculum transformation on the ground. Be inspired and be busy implementing the deep agenda you will find in this Handbook to be treasured. * Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, former Dean OISE/University of Toronto. * This is a vibrant book that talks with teachers. It is full of rich case studies that takes all those words we see on school logos and strap lines and shows how they can become a living reality for the children we teach. * Mick Waters, Professor of Education * The Curriculum Compendium does what it says on the tin. Just this – a book filled with case studies, tried and tested methods, real schools keeping it real, making it purposeful, meaningful and of value. A book to share with all staff at different levels. * Rachel Orr, leadership coach, education consultant and retired headteacher *

Rae Snape is an experienced headteacher in Cambridge and is a National Leader of Education. She is passionate about the positive and transformative power of arts, culture, creativity and connection in young people’s lives and, along with other key cultural leaders, was one of the initiators of My Cambridge, a cultural educational partnership for the city. Rae is Chair of Cambridgeshire School Improvement Board and Festival Designer of Cambridgeshire Festival of Education. She is also Vice Chair of the DfE’s Primary Headteachers’ Reference Group, Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, and Ambassador for HundrED.