"Time to reflect on current provision and consider the things we believe are right currently and what we need to hold onto as the new revised National Curriculum arrives. Nice, clear systematic approach to curriculum development."
"Discussion surrounding ky drivers; curriculum content plans are really useful; discussion around planning a theme."
"Excellent course handouts."
"The whole day was great value."
"Recording importance to show visible progress."
"The ideas of what should be taught and flexibility of what to teach alongside engaging children and mapping the curriculum."
"Very helpful for planning the way forward for our school and how we can support staff in getting to where we want to go."
"Explanation of step by step implementation of a creative curriculum, especially how to personalise it to the school."
"Ideas to develop an educationally purposeful curriculum and drivers to underpin it."
"Children steering the curriculum and having time to diverge off plans."
"Presenting style was very effective alongside great resources and discussion time."
"Wish I could have brought the whole school!"
"A really inspirational day - lots to think about!"
"Clarification of ideas that support/underpin successful curriculum development and the identification of key barriers to effectiveness of curriculum in non-core subjects."
"Engaging and informative."
"The inclusion of drivers in the long and medium term plans."
"Great to get back to thinking about teaching, learning and the impact on children. Excellent day."
"Overview of curriculum with success and evidence."
"Everything was useful, informative and extremely inspiring. I was left feeling very positive about developing re-structuring the curriculum in our school."
"Definitions of a 'creative curriculum', examples of good practice and sharing good practice with other schools."
"Clarification of the Creative Curriculum in relation to skills and raising standards. Clear ways forward to planning the curriculum in school."
"Useful resources on National Curriculum statutory requirements."
"Guidance on leveling work and raising basic skills."
"The importance of what we want the children to accomplish and achieve as well as the need to work on engagement."
"Excellent materials""
"Very engaging, and I liked the mix of powerpoint/booklet/video clips/discussions;"
"Resources provided and to purchase looked very useful in formats which can be used back in school."
"Very well organised, great venue and good resources."
"Planning using Chris' Power Planner and also the Academy of Danger. It was a very organised way of planning which is simplicity - Brilliant!"
"The 3-Step method for planning and delivery. The reminder to keep it real and relevant. Really useful to see your materials/resources in action."
"Drivers and their concept and usage, curriculum map online-help, designing an effective curriculum and the lesson planner."
"A brilliant seminar with a great vision for what evaluation should be about and planning which is relevant and purposeful."
"Thank you for sharing your passion - it's infectious."
Exploring what a creative curriculum really means, engagement and planning and measuring accomplishments."
"As a school with a highly effective curriculum, there was loads today to help us to continue to meet the challenging needs of children."
"The process behind changing the curriculum to ensure coverage."
"The quality of resources for your audience really supported our understanding. This course challenged our thoughts in creating a route towards a better curriculum for the children."
"Curriculum Quest - lovely way to visualise the necessary steps."
"Loved hearing about the Dangerous Curriculum - I hope we can get this!"
"The explanation of the different strands of curriculum design, with reference to research on the effectiveness (or lack of it) for different approaches."
"The knowledge and enthusiasm of the presenter, practical solutions to real-life issues and quality resources."
"It made me realise the good things we have achieved already and has helped shape some gaps to fill."
"Measuring the effectiveness of our work."
"How to design a rigorous yet inspiring curriculum for our school. I'm going to use the curriculum drivers idea as a way of engaging staff in the focus for developing the childrens learning."
"The three steps, especially step one - considering our own children, what we value and where we want it to be."
"The four key areas of planning and adapting the curriculum into what needs to be covered and what we want covered."
"Opportunity to think about curriculum drivers and then how to start curriculum redesign."
"This was a highly inspiring day and of all the input I've received on curriculum development, it was the most cohesive, relevant and practical. Thank you so much."
"It really was great to listen to and inspiring! I'm looking forward to getting stuck in and implementing some of the ideas from today - thank you!"
"Very informative, excellent speaker and I learnt a lot."
"Thought provoking. I am on my way back to amend some of my planning following the conference."
"It provoked a rather large thought process into how we can make it relevant in our school."
"Very useful resources to support us on our journey with our curriculum."