Curriculum & Teaching Review
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A strong curriculum is built on purpose. It knows what pupils should learn, in what order, and why, so knowledge builds coherently over time. But it’s hard to see gaps and jumps in your own curriculum from the inside. We review your curriculum intent and sequencing independently, so you know whether it’s as coherent as you believe.
What Is Curriculum Intent & Sequencing Review?
It’s an independent review of what your curriculum sets out to teach and how it’s ordered. We look at your intent, how knowledge is sequenced and builds, whether there are gaps or jumps, and how well the plan holds together across years and phases.
We focus on coherence and progression, checking whether your curriculum is genuinely built to help pupils know and remember more, rather than just a list of topics.
Who Is It For?
It’s designed for all education settings: maintained schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts, Alternative Provisions, and SEND Units/Hubs. Headteachers, curriculum leaders, and subject leaders use it to strengthen curriculum design and sequencing.
Many schools ask for it when developing a new curriculum, strengthening a subject, or preparing to explain and justify their curriculum at inspection.
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What Does It Cover?
We shape the work around your priorities. You can have a broad review or a tight focus. Our most common areas include:
- The clarity and ambition of your curriculum intent
- How knowledge is sequenced and builds over time
- Gaps, jumps, and repetition in the curriculum
- Progression within and across year groups
- Coherence between phases and key stages
- How the curriculum serves pupils with SEND
- The balance of knowledge and skills
- How well the plan matches classroom reality
How This Helps Your School, Academy, Trust, or Alternative Provision
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Check your curriculum is coherent
We look at whether your curriculum builds knowledge in the right order, so you can fix gaps and jumps.
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Strengthen intent
We help you sharpen what your curriculum is really for, and whether it’s ambitious enough.
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Ensure progression
We check that knowledge builds over time, so pupils are genuinely progressing, not just covering topics.
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Prepare to justify your curriculum
Inspectors probe curriculum design. We help your leaders explain and defend it with confidence.
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Support subject leaders
We give subject leaders an expert, outside view of their curriculum to build on.
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Include every pupil
We check the curriculum is ambitious and accessible for pupils with SEND.
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Match plan to practice
We check whether the curriculum on paper matches what happens in classrooms.
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How It Works
- 1We agree which subjects and phases to review with you.
- 2Our experienced team reviews your curriculum plans and intent.
- 3We look at sequencing, progression, and coherence across years.
- 4We talk to leaders and, where it helps, look at work and pupil voice.
- 5We identify gaps, jumps, and strengths, with evidence.
- 6We produce a clear report with practical next steps.
What You Get at the End
You receive a clear, practical written report. It includes:
- How coherent and ambitious your curriculum is
- Where sequencing has gaps, jumps, or repetition
- How well knowledge builds over time
- Practical next steps you can act on straight away
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Key Features of Our Service
Expert curriculum insight
We know what strong curriculum design looks like across subjects and phases.
Grounded in reality
We check the plan against what actually happens in classrooms.
Flexible focus
A single subject or your whole curriculum. We adapt to you.
Why Choose Jarvis Education?
We work only with education settings. We know what a coherent, well-sequenced curriculum looks like, and how to spot where yours can be stronger. Our review helps you build a curriculum that works, with every decision staying focused on children.
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Next Steps & How to Get Started
- Speak to one of our experts. We’ll explain how we work, answer your questions, and shape the right approach for your school.
- We agree dates and focus that suit your calendar, in person or online, and confirm everything in writing.
- Contact us today to discuss how we can support your school, academy, trust, and alternative provision.
- We’re ready to help and support you.
Who We Work With
We support settings of every type across England and internationally.
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