5 actions to develop a strong curriculum for foundation subjects

Get to grips with how to create a curriculum for your foundation subjects that’s every bit as ambitious and well-designed as for your core subjects. Primary school deputy headteacher Andrew Percival shares the key actions that leaders can take to develop and strengthen their foundation subjects, check recall and review content, with examples from his school of what this looks like in practice.

Last reviewed on 5 February 2025
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Contents
  1. Watch our on-demand talk 
  2. Resources for this talk 
  3. Andrew's recommended further resources
  4. Meet the speaker 

Watch our on-demand talk 

This video offers 'bite-sized' CPD for teachers, with accompanying handouts/resources.

It represents the speaker's role and approach (and where relevant, their school/trust's approach) at the time it was recorded, but still serves as both a source of inspiration and practical tips for you to use in practice.

Please note: any commercial providers, products or resources mentioned in this talk, and relevant links here, are on the speaker's own recommendation and should not be considered an endorsement by The Key.

 

Resources for this talk 

5 actions to develop a strong curriculum for foundation subjects: key points PDF, 250.2 KB
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5 actions to develop a strong curriculum for foundation subjects: note-taking template DOCX, 78.7 KB
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Andrew's recommended further resources

Meet the speaker 

Andrew Percival is deputy headteacher at Stanley Road Primary School in Oldham, and the school's curriculum, teaching and learning research lead. He was a lead