Curriculum Audit Tools KS3 & D&T GCSE (digital resource)
Designed for use in schools
 
ABOUT
This is a digital download resource. 
 
This resources consists of a number of different resources that might support auditing activities in D&T.
 
Full support for using these resources, along with other audit and planning tools can be found in our 'Train Your Team' CPD resource 'Planning & Auditing Your D&T Curriculum' (suitable for both teams and individuals to follow at their own pace).
 
The resource includes:
Audit tool based on the KS3 national curriculum programme of study plus several other documents. These documents have been summarised into a checklist that identifies key learning that might be considered when planning KS3. The content of the audit covers the D&T attainment target and does not include the cooking and nutrition attainment target. This document is provided as a PDF checklist as well as an editable Excel tracker.
 
Audit tool based on the DfE subject content document for D&T GCSE. The subject content document was the starting point for all awarding bodies when creating their specifications and using this document as a starting point for planning rather than the GCSE specifications makes it easier to get an overview of the curriculum and to identify key learning priorities. The document is provided as a PDF checklist as well as an editable Excel tracker.
 
10 Ten Key Learning Areas (unifying ideas) document which outlines Boyd Education's approach to sequencing a curriculum with learning split into 10 big ideas based on Daniel Willingham’s ‘unifying ideas’. This approach also supports a spaced and retrieval practice approach to curriculum planning and delivery. The resource is provided as a PDF document (which includes information for all exam boards) and as 4 separate editable Word documents with only the content for each individual exam board. 
 
Editable Excel tracker documents for the AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR D&T GCSE specifications. The trackers list the learning statements for each of the specifications making it easier to track what has been covered. The tracker sheets can also be used to track how learning has informed KS3 curriculum planning in order to show how sequence and progression has been built into the curriculum. Note, it is recommended that the GCSE specifications are NOT used to simply drop GCSE learning into KS3. Instead, the tracker should be used to map how learning links are being made to get a big picture overview across the unifying ideas approach mentioned in the ‘Ten Key Learning Areas (unifying ideas)’ mentioned above. These resources are provided as an editable Excel document. 
 
Note:
The resource does not include a scheme of learning and does not include projects. It provides a stripped back framework that can be used by departments to start to audit their curriculum.
 
See our other resources to support curriculum planning. 
 
This resource is included in some of our CPD courses where it is discussed in detail and other supporting resources are provided.
 
FILE FORMAT
The download is a Zip file that consists of PDF documents as well as some editable documents (Word and Excel are required to read and edit these documents). The large file size may not be suitable for downloading to some mobile devices. 
 
File is for personal use & can't be reproduced, used or sold commercially (including resources developed from the original).
 
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