Brian Male is a curriculum design consultant to UNESCO and a director of the Curriculum Foundation. Brian was formerly a head teacher, inspector, advisor, lecturer, and principal consultant to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). Mick Waters is Professor of Education at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. Mick was Director of Curriculum at the QCA, after being Chief Education Officer for Manchester. He was a head teacher, lecturer, and then became Head of Birmingham's Advisor and Support Service when Tim Brighouse was CEO.John Dunford is chair of Whole Education, the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors and WorldWide Volunteering. He was formerly general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, UK.

'For the first time, a book has been written which actually integrates analytical thinking about the nature of the Curriculum with practical curriculum design in secondary schools. It also weaves in a fundamental understanding of the links between the nature of learning and the curriculum. The low key nature of its title belies its aspirations. This is a book with a global reach which has world-class quality.' John Bangs, Honorary Research Associate at Cambridge University, UK, and former Head of Education at the NUT

• Introduction \ Section 1: How do we Design a Curriculum? \ 1. Curriculum Design \ 2. A 21st-Century Curriculum? \ 3. A Framework for the Curriculum \ Section 2: How do we Organise Learning? \ 4. The Curriculum Tree \ 5. The Deep Roots of Learning \ 6. A Canopy of Leaves: the Subject Disciplines \ 7. How do Key Concepts and Key Skills impact on learning? \ 8. Qualifications \ 9. Vocational Contexts and Work-Based Learning \ 10. Making Learning Irresistible \ 11. National Expectations in a Local Context \ 12. How will this Ever Work on the Timetable? \ Section 3: How will we Know if we have been Successful? \ 13. Assessing Success \ 14. Keeping an Overview: Evaluation \ Section 4: How do we Make it Work in Schools? \ 15. Making the Change \ 16. Managing the Institutional Challenge \ 17. Postscript: a World-Class Curriculum \ Index

Brian Male is a curriculum design consultant to UNESCO and a director of the Curriculum Foundation. Brian was formerly a head teacher, inspector, advisor, lecturer, and principal consultant to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). Mick Waters is Professor of Education at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. Mick was Director of Curriculum at the QCA, after being Chief Education Officer for Manchester. He was a head teacher, lecturer, and then became Head of Birmingham's Advisor and Support Service when Tim Brighouse was CEO.John Dunford is chair of Whole Education, the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors and WorldWide Volunteering. He was formerly general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, UK.

'For the first time, a book has been written which actually integrates analytical thinking about the nature of the Curriculum with practical curriculum design in secondary schools. It also weaves in a fundamental understanding of the links between the nature of learning and the curriculum. The low key nature of its title belies its aspirations. This is a book with a global reach which has world-class quality.' John Bangs, Honorary Research Associate at Cambridge University, UK, and former Head of Education at the NUT

• Introduction \ Section 1: How do we Design a Curriculum? \ 1. Curriculum Design \ 2. A 21st-Century Curriculum? \ 3. A Framework for the Curriculum \ Section 2: How do we Organise Learning? \ 4. The Curriculum Tree \ 5. The Deep Roots of Learning \ 6. A Canopy of Leaves: the Subject Disciplines \ 7. How do Key Concepts and Key Skills impact on learning? \ 8. Qualifications \ 9. Vocational Contexts and Work-Based Learning \ 10. Making Learning Irresistible \ 11. National Expectations in a Local Context \ 12. How will this Ever Work on the Timetable? \ Section 3: How will we Know if we have been Successful? \ 13. Assessing Success \ 14. Keeping an Overview: Evaluation \ Section 4: How do we Make it Work in Schools? \ 15. Making the Change \ 16. Managing the Institutional Challenge \ 17. Postscript: a World-Class Curriculum \ Index

Brian Male is a curriculum design consultant to UNESCO and a director of the Curriculum Foundation. Brian was formerly a head teacher, inspector, advisor, lecturer, and principal consultant to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). Mick Waters is Professor of Education at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. Mick was Director of Curriculum at the QCA, after being Chief Education Officer for Manchester. He was a head teacher, lecturer, and then became Head of Birmingham's Advisor and Support Service when Tim Brighouse was CEO.John Dunford is chair of Whole Education, the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors and WorldWide Volunteering. He was formerly general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, UK.

'For the first time, a book has been written which actually integrates analytical thinking about the nature of the Curriculum with practical curriculum design in secondary schools. It also weaves in a fundamental understanding of the links between the nature of learning and the curriculum. The low key nature of its title belies its aspirations. This is a book with a global reach which has world-class quality.' John Bangs, Honorary Research Associate at Cambridge University, UK, and former Head of Education at the NUT

• Introduction \ Section 1: How do we Design a Curriculum? \ 1. Curriculum Design \ 2. A 21st-Century Curriculum? \ 3. A Framework for the Curriculum \ Section 2: How do we Organise Learning? \ 4. The Curriculum Tree \ 5. The Deep Roots of Learning \ 6. A Canopy of Leaves: the Subject Disciplines \ 7. How do Key Concepts and Key Skills impact on learning? \ 8. Qualifications \ 9. Vocational Contexts and Work-Based Learning \ 10. Making Learning Irresistible \ 11. National Expectations in a Local Context \ 12. How will this Ever Work on the Timetable? \ Section 3: How will we Know if we have been Successful? \ 13. Assessing Success \ 14. Keeping an Overview: Evaluation \ Section 4: How do we Make it Work in Schools? \ 15. Making the Change \ 16. Managing the Institutional Challenge \ 17. Postscript: a World-Class Curriculum \ Index