There’splentytodowhenplanningthecurriculuminprimaryschools.Ifitfeelsdaunting,thenoneofthemosthelpfulthingsistotalktootherpeopleabouthowtheyhavedevelopedthecurriculumfortheirparticularsubjectorkeystage.ThisiswhatJohnTomsettandMaryMyatthavedone.Afterthesecondary’Huh:Curriculumconversationsbetweensubjectandseniorleaders’waspublished,theywerefloodedwithrequeststoproduceaprimaryversion.Theyenlistedthehelpofrenownedprimaryspecialists,RachelHigginson,LekhaSharmaandEmmaTurnertohaveconversationswithprimaryteachersandkeystageco-ordinatorswhoaredoinggreatcurriculumdevelopmentwork.PrimaryHuhhasbeenwrittenforsubjectleadersandkeystageco-ordinators;ithasalsobeenwrittenforseniorleaders,astheypreparetohavesupportiveconversationswiththeircolleagueswhoareresponsibleforcurriculumdevelopment.PrimaryHuhisofferedasapromptratherthanthelastword.Informeddebateis,astheysay,thefuelofcurriculumdevelopment.AndwhyhaveJohnandMarycalledit’Huh’?Well,JohndiscoveredthatHuhistheEgyptiangodofendlessness,creativity,fertilityandregeneration,andtheythoughtthatwasaprettygoodmetaphorfortheirworkonthecurriculum!
