Podcast: The challenge of creating a new curriculum

Leaders at a school in Saudi Arabia explain how they created a new curriculum that fits the nation’s Vision 2030 strategy

27th April 2021, 10:00am

Dan Worth

Curriculum Planning: How International Schools Can Balance Two Curricula At Once

Being asked to design a new school curriculum is an amazing opportunity but one that immediately comes with a lot of issues to address - from meeting the needs of those requesting it to ensuring that prospective pupils and their families are confident in what it is delivering

This was the challenge facing Brendan Law, the director-general of Misk Schools Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, and Dr Terence Brady, Misk’s innovative curriculum development lead, in developing an entirely new curriculum as part of the Vision 2030 strategy in the country.

Designing a new school curriculum

They join us on the latest Tes International podcast to explain what’s informed their curriculum planning, the innovative approaches they are taking around leadership and internships, and how they’re drawing inspiration from other approaches across the world.

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