The complete curriculum programme pilot: research reports
Findings from research on the complete curriculum programme pilot, and on use of curriculum programmes to deliver remote education.
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The first report describes findings of research on the implementation, benefits and perceived impact of the complete curriculum programme pilot, and how they could be effectively shared across a wide range of schools. The research aimed to investigate:
- pedagogical fidelity in how complete curriculum programmes are taught in participating schools and what factors affect this
- which implementation models for complete curriculum programmes work best, in which contexts and identify any barriers to implementation
- how useful teachers find the curriculum programme materials and the reasons for this
- how teachers perceive the current and future implications for both teacher workload, and pupil progress and engagement
The second report describes findings of small-scale research on how these programmes were used when schools were shut to most pupils as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown between March and June 2020. The research was designed to explore and understand:
- the process of preparing for school closures and how complete curriculum programmes translated to the remote education space
- ways in which the programmes were useful or inhibitive to remote learning
- pedagogical fidelity of the programmes when used for remote education
- support and guidance to enable teachers to use the programmes effectively for remote education
- impact on workload
- any barriers or challenges of using programmes remotely and improvements that could be made
The findings from the first stage of research are available from the curriculum programme pilot: early findings interim report.