A roadmap for reform
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This page summarises the roadmap for currciulum revision. Each step in the roadmap is a process and the diagram shows the key inputs and outputs at each stage. The roadmap stages closely follows the flow chart on the Overview page.
Establish a technical working group for developing the new curriculum. Develop its ToRs
High level decisions on composition and ToRs
Curriculum reform management structure in place
Determine and address capacity needs to develop the new curriculum and provide the necessary support services such as examining, teacher education and research and monitoring
Insitutional needs analysis
Capacity development plans in place and funded
Take high level decisions about the structure and philosophy of the revised education system and curriculum
Analysis of structural options and their consequences
New structure and philosopy developed in outline
Determine how this reform will dovetail with others in the system (such as TVET reform) and how the new curriculum will articulate with further and higher education and how it will meet the needs of industry and commerce
Details of reform processes elsewhere in the sector. Labour market survey. Demands of further and hifger education
Crucial information to feed into subsequent processes, particularlythe framework
Develop the curriculum framework
• Aims and objectives of secondary education
• Educational structure
• Key characteristics of the curriculum design (international benchmarking, achievement expectations, cost, core subject areas, compulsory/optional subjects, etc)
• Systemic issues (teaching hours, subject time allocations, etc)
Curriculum framework providing all the information needed to mount and to develop an assessment system and to which subject details can be added
Develop curriculum subject statements
• The curriculum framework
• Decisions relating to the nature of subject statements (outcomes-based, behavioural, standards, subject-based, etc)
The full revised curriculum document
Develop programmes of study and teaching and learning materials.
• Revised curriculum
• Textbook policy
• Trained writers (if not contracted to publishers)
Teaching and learning materials developed
Develop and implement a timeline and implementation strategy for the new curriculum. This should include mechanisms for meeting the teacher demand and strctures to support implemetation such as teacher support in the field
• Expansion plan
• Revised curriculum and materials
Implementation structure developed and support mechanisms in place
Develop and implement a research and monitoring plan to support the implementation
Information on the effectiveness and impact of the curriculum and its implementation
Note that the processes described are mainly, but not all, sequential. For example, while the implementation strategy cannot begin until after the curriculum and its supporting materials has been develped, the strategy can be planned much earlier.
