List created by HEA Discipline Lead for Education in 2013 to support study of the curriculum in schools, colleges and HEIs.

1. Theme: Curriculum design
This is a new list of themed resources which started as a result of discussions at the afternoon sessions at the HEA’s One year on workshops held in Manchester and London on 4 and 5 June 2013. With the introduction of a new national curriculum in England from September 2014, it is likely that further resources will be produced, therefore this list should be viewed as a starting point. All the items on the list are in alphabetical order, and enough information is included in the referencing to allow resources to be located readily. If the individual resources are to be used (in course documentation, academic work, etc.), you may need to adapt this to fit your own institutional requirements.
Updated 19 September 2014
England:
DfE (2013) 2014 National Curriculum. Available at
https://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/nationalcurriculum2014
(For influences on the new NC for England see E.D. Hirsch Jr and D. Willingham listed below in listing).
This site contains materials and links for the NC implementation: http://www.expertsubjectgroups.co.uk/materials.html
Northern Ireland:
Northern Ireland curriculum. Information available at http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/
Scotland:
Curriculum for Excellence. Information available at http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/whatiscurriculumforexcellence/index.asp
Wales:
The school curriculum for Wales. Information available at
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/schoolshome/curriculuminwales/arevisedcurriculumforwales/?lang=en and for the National curriculum Key Stages 2,3 and 4 in Wales, information is available at http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/schoolshome/curriculuminwales/arevisedcurriculumforwales/nationalcurriculum/?lang=en
Resources on curriculum design:
The Cambridge Primary Review (2009), Introduction to the Cambridge Primary Review. Available at http://www.primaryreview.org.uk/downloads/Finalreport/CPR-booklet_low-res.pdf

2. Alexander, R. (ed) (2009), Children, their World, their Education: final report and recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review. Routledge.
Boyle, B. and Bragg, J. (2006), ‘A curriculum without foundation’ in British Educational Research Journal, Vol 32 No 4, August 2006, pp 569-582
The Curriculum Foundation: http://www.curriculumfoundation.org/
The Curriculum Foundation (2013), Key questions to ask about the National Curriculum which will affect the curriculum design process. Available at http://www.curriculumfoundation.org/curriculum-england
The Curriculum Foundation (2013), A World Class Curriculum – The Principles. Available at http://www.curriculumfoundation.org/resources
The Curriculum Foundation (2013), World Class Curriculum Audit. Available at http://www.curriculumfoundation.org/resources
DfE (2011), The Framework for the National Curriculum: A Report by the Expert Panel for the National Curriculum Review, London: DfE. Available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/framework-for-the-national- curriculum-a-report-by-the-expert-panel-for-the-national-curriculum-review
Dudek, M. (2000) Architecture of Schools, The New Learning Environments (Architectural Press, London)
Chapter 2: The educational curriculum and its implications
Dyson, S (2011) ‘Full Service and Extended Schools: the Path to Equity?’ in Eds Van Den Branden, K, Van Avermaet, P. and Van Houtte, M., Equity and Excellence in Education: Towards Maximal Learning Opportunities: Towards Maximal Learning Opportunities for All Students (Routledge, London)
Economist Intelligence Unit (2014) The Learning Curve Report 2014. Summary report Lesson 6 – 8 key skills to embed in the curriculum: http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/2014-report-summary/ Full report: http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/reports/the-learning-curve-report-2014/21st-century-skills
Education Scotland, Principles for curriculum design. Available at http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/howisthecurriculumorganised/principles/index.asp
Excellence Gateway (2013), Supporting skills and improving practice: Curriculum design. (Resources aimed at FE sector but some resources will be of relevance and interest to other sectors) Available at http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/curriculum-design
Facer, K & Thomas, L 2012, ‘Towards an Area-Based Curriculum? Creating Space for the City in Schools’. International Journal of Educational Research, vol 55, pp. 16-25
Gordon, E (2008) “Urban Education” in Teachers’ College Record Vol 105 No 2 pp189-207
Hirsch, E.D. Jr (1996), The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them. Anchor Books, New York. E.D.Hirsch Jr, the American educator (now retired) is influencing government curriculum thinking on both sides of the Atlantic. He founded the Core Knowledge Foundation. Information can be found here: http://www.coreknowledge.org/about-the-curriculum
James, M. and Pollard, A. (2011), TLRP’s ten principles for effective pedagogy: rationale, development, evidence, argument and impact, Research Papers in Education, 26, 3, 275–328.

3. JISC (2013), Enhancing Curriculum Design with Technology. (Guidance for FE and HE sector but contains relevant advice for designing school curriculum). Available at http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/5335/1/Enhancing_curriculum- final.pdf
JISC (2012), The Design Studio: Institutional approaches to curriculum design. (Again guidance for the FE and HE sector but some very useful tools to use with student teachers). http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/w/page/40489793/Institutional%20Approaches%20to%20Curriculum%20Design
JISC (2012), The Design Studio: Pedagogical features card sort. The cards can be downloaded and printed from http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/w/page/47937543/OULDI%20-20Pedagogical%20features%20card%20sort and a YouTube video suggesting the way the cards could be used can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVYMAHRSbpo&feature=player_embedded
Isham C. (2013), A competence based curriculum: Opening Minds in action. Presentation at BERA Annual Conference 2013. http://www.curee.co.uk/files/shared/OM_BERA.pdf
Hargreaves, A. & Fullan M. (2012), Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School. Teachers College Press
Illich, I (1971) Deschooling Society (Harmondsworth, Pelican) “Why we must disestablish school”. Available at http://www.preservenet.com/theory/Illich/Deschooling/intro.html
Lambert, D. (2003) 'Effective Approaches to Curriculum Development in Geography' in Gerber R (ed.), International Handbook on Geographical Education, The GeoJournal Library, Vol 73. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.
Male B. (2012), The Primary Curriculum Design Handbook: Preparing our Children for the 21st Century. Continuum.
Male B. and Waters M. (2012), The Secondary Curriculum Design Handbook: Preparing young people for the 21st Century. Continuum.
Meighan, R and Siraj-Blatchford, I (2003) A Sociology of Educating (London, Continuum). Recommended:
Chapter 6: Hidden Curriculum: An Overview.
Morgan H. and Houghton A. (2011), Considerations for effective practice across and within subject areas, HEA. Focusses on curriculum design in HE but with advice on inclusive curriculum design relevant to other phases. Available at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/inclusion/Disability/Inclusive_curriculum_design_in_higher_education
Nespor, J. (1997) Tangled Up in School. Politics, Space, Bodies and Signs in the Educational Process, (New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates) Chapter 4: Intersections of bodies and spaces at school
Osborn, M., Broadfoot, P., McNess E., Planel, C., Ravn, B., & Triggs, P., (2003) A world of difference? Comparing Learners across Europe (Buckingham, Open University Press) Chapter 1: Education for a changing world
Pring R. (2012), The Life and Death of Secondary Education for All. Routledge.
Strauss, S . (1998) Theories of cognitive development and learning and their implications for
curriculum development and teaching in Moyles, J. and Hargreaves, L., The Primary Curriculum: learning from

4. international perspectives London and New York: Routledge
QCA (2002), Designing and timetabling the primary curriculum : a practical guide for key stages 1 & 2. Available at http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/4538/
QCDA, (no date given), Building the Evidence Base Practitioner Summary of the Map. Available at http://www.curee-paccts.com/resources/publications/practitioner-summary-map
QCDA, (no date given), Building the Evidence Base Probe 4 - Curriculum Innovation, Participation and Engagement: How can curriculum innovation help increase participation and engagement? Available at: http://www.curee.co.uk/files/publication/1271161579/Probe%204%20FINAL%20from%20QCDA%20website.pdf
Reiss M. J. & White J. (2013), An Aims-based Curriculum: The significance of human flourishing for schools. Bedford Way Papers.
RSA (2013), Opening Minds Project. Available at http://www.rsaopeningminds.org.uk/
RSA (2012), Curriculum innovation reports. Available at http://www.thersa.org/action-research-centre/learning,- cognition-and-creativity/education/reports-and-events/curriculum-innovation#om
White J. (ed.) (2004), Rethinking the School Curriculum. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
White J. (2005), Towards an aims-led curriculum, QCA Available at http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/9704/1/11482_john_white_towards_an_aims_led_curr.pdf
Willingham D.T. (2009), Why don’t students like school? Jossey-Bass (Wiley imprint), San Francisco. Daniel Willingham, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Virginia is cited by Michael Gove, Secretary of State foe Education in England as an inspiration. Here is a link to one of his blog posts: http://www.danielwillingham.com/1/post/2013/02/the-science-in-goves-speech.html