Table of Contents

Foreword, Lesley James St John's School: Contributing authors Chapter 1 - The challenge for education in the 21st century, Patrick Hazlewood Chapter 2 - From dependence to independence, Mike Bosher and Patrick Hazlewood Chapter 3 - The beginning of a curriculum revolution, Lyn Quantick with Imogen Wilgress Chapter 4 - The teachers' tale, Richard Smith and Lesley Spencer Chapter 5 - The students' tale, Kathy Pollard Chapter 5 - The parents' tale, Kathy Pollard Chapter 7 - The curriculum in practice A view of the Forest Module, Kathy Pollard Making the News Module: Charity Campaigns (after the tsunami), Richard Smith Making the News Module: Making sense of the theory - Beowulf (an English lesson), Lyn Quantick Counting the Cost Module: A typical lesson from an English specialist, Imogen Wilgress Making the News Module: There are no limits - overview of a 'science' input, Patrick Hazlewood Chapter 8 - The future of learning in the 21st century, Patrick Hazlewood Appendix 1 - The Year 7 Curriculum Handbook: Teaching and Learning Appendix 2 - Example module outline - Being Unique Appendix 3 - The RSA Opening Minds competences Glossary References Acknowledgements Index

About the Author

All of the contributors are on the staff of St John's School. Dr Patrick Hazlewood, headteacher, has long challenged the static and restrictive nature of the secondary curriculum and management practice. He has worked with the RSA since 1999 on the Opening Minds project and is currently a member of the RSA's curriculum advisory panel. Dr Mike Bosher, deputy headteacher, has taught science for the last 20 years. He is a member of the strategy management team; is child protection co-ordinator, educational visits co-ordinator and is responsible for continuing profession development and school self-evaluation.

Reviews

The time has come to let sunshine flood through the classroom window and place the learner at the centre of all endeavour.
*Patrick Hazlewood*