Most teachers carry a heavy lesson-planning load. But it doesn’t have to be this way. 

In this special Grattan Institute online event series, our Deputy Education Program Director, Amy Haywood, will talk with school leaders from two of the case study schools profiled in Grattan’s recent report, Ending the lesson lottery: How to improve curriculum planning in schools. 

Docklands Primary School in inner Melbourne and Aveley Secondary College in outer-metropolitan Perth both take a whole-school approach to curriculum planning and materials. This coordinated approach – which carefully sequences teaching of key knowledge and skills across subjects and year levels – boosts student learning and reduces teachers’ individual planning workloads.

In this first webinar, Amy will speak with Adam Bright and Brad Nguyen, the founding Principal and Learning Specialist from Docklands Primary School. They will discuss their school’s approach to implementing a sequenced and knowledge-rich curriculum across all classes.

Our speakers will talk about why they have taken a whole-school curriculum approach, the practical steps they took to get there, and the supports that helped them along the way. And we will set aside time so they can answer your questions.