The Knowledge Hub
WELCOME TO THE MIDLAND KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS HUB
The Midland Knowledge Schools Hub, based at Saint Martin's Catholic Academy, is a network supporting schools and teachers who are trying to develop a Knowledge-rich Curriculum. Saint Martin's, inspired by some great schools and educational thinkers, has been developing a curriculum that has at its heart the ambition that pupils will encounter the 'best that has been thought and said'. We have been working with a number of schools and Multi-Academy Trusts across the midlands to support, train and offer CPD. The aim of the Hub is to link like minded teachers and schools to help and develop this approach to education.
The Midland Knowledge Schools Hub, based at Saint Martin's Catholic Academy, is a network supporting schools and teachers who are trying to develop a Knowledge-rich Curriculum. Saint Martin's, inspired by some great schools and educational thinkers, has been developing a curriculum that has at its heart the ambition that pupils will encounter the 'best that has been thought and said'. We have been working with a number of schools and Multi-Academy Trusts across the midlands to support, train and offer CPD. The aim of the Hub is to link like minded teachers and schools to help and develop this approach to education.
We are all the inheritors of the greatest ideas, writings and discoveries of the past. The Knowledge Curriculum is designed to enable pupils to learn about these ideas, creating an extraordinarily ambitious curriculum underpinned by expert teaching, effective memorisation, no excuses approaches to discipline and a driven academic ethos where all pupils can thrive.
The aim of the Hub, working with Parent and Teachers for Excellence @PTE_Campaign, is to offer advice, training and support for schools interested in developing this approach. Although the Hub is based at Saint Martin's, we link teachers and school leaders across the midlands, disseminating, sharing and supporting academies and colleagues.
The Hub is a not for profit organisation generally relying of the good will of schools and teachers to share ideas and resources. Any charges, for example for Direct Instruction Training, is to cover the costs of staff to develop and deliver training.
The aim of the Hub, working with Parent and Teachers for Excellence @PTE_Campaign, is to offer advice, training and support for schools interested in developing this approach. Although the Hub is based at Saint Martin's, we link teachers and school leaders across the midlands, disseminating, sharing and supporting academies and colleagues.
The Hub is a not for profit organisation generally relying of the good will of schools and teachers to share ideas and resources. Any charges, for example for Direct Instruction Training, is to cover the costs of staff to develop and deliver training.
SUPPORT, ADVICE AND CPD
We are more than happy to offer support, general advice or visits to Saint Martin's. For more specific training or CPD, we also offer a number of packages:
GENERAL SUPPORTWe welcome visits or offer general support and advice to teachers and schools who are intrigued or want to implement a Knowledge Curriculum. We are happy to share what we have learnt or to link you in with a network of people and other schools who may have more experience or expertise in a particular area.
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SUBJECT SUPPORT & TRAININGAt the heart of this approach is providing a curriculum where all pupils learn at a more ambitious level than a conventional curriculum; for example in Year 7, studying Ovid engaging in sophisticated scriptural exegesis. We offer INSET, subject support and resources for departments who do not have the time to develop their own resources.
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DIRECT INSTRUCTIONDirect Instruction is a programme designed to enable pupils who struggle with basic literacy and numeracy to catch up with their peers. It is a highly structured course that enables children to catch up rapidly enabling them to become proficient in reading, writing and basic mathematics. We offer training through our DI Hub - click here for more details:
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