The impact of different approaches to curriculum writing
Ben Jensen examines Australia’s falling PISA results and what the UK and Portugal reveal about curriculum design. Is Canberra paying attention?
Curriculum reform to improve learning and equity
Australia’s PISA results make grim reading, but Ben Jensen is optimistic. Reforms in reading and explicit instruction are already gaining ground.
3 Methods for a clear and explicit curriculum
A great curriculum clearly details what knowledge to teach and the sequence in which it should be taught. But achieving this is easier said than done. This video provides three practical methods for writing and improving the clarity of your curriculum.
Which revolution to teach in History?
Which knowledge to include in a knowledge-rich curriculum? We take an example from History with a question we have been asked numerous times: which revolution to teach in History?
The success of Irish education
Why does Ireland finish on the top tier of countries in work rankings? Their foundations for success are the same as nearly every high-performing system in the world.
Irish education success driven by gradual improvement in the fundamentals
Ben Jensen explains why Ireland has one of the world’s best school systems.
The impact of poor curriculum
A narrow, shallow curriculum has damaging effects on both learning and equity. Are we comfortable with Australian students not learning significant amounts of the science content that is provided without question to students in other countries?
Australia’s curriculum gap
The Australian Curriculum includes about half as much science content as the average of these seven other curriculums. Instead of offering breadth and depth of learning, the Australian science curriculum is narrow and shallow.
To lift standards, we must reclaim the curriculum
Article published in The Australian newspaper, 15 October 2022
Who is the Australian Curriculum really for?
Article published in The Australian newspaper, 1st May 2021