Designing and Delivering a Curriculum that works well for all pupils — Mary Myatt and Gary Aubin
Good curriculum thinking is key for every pupil. Within this session, Mary and Gary will consider how effective curriculum principles can particularly support many pupils with SEND, while broadly supporting all pupils. They will also reflect on the role of leaders – including but not limited to the SENCO – in embedding these principles for all pupils.
About the speakers
Mary Myatt is an education adviser, writer and speaker. She trained as an RE teacher and is a former local authority adviser and inspector. She engages with pupils, teachers and leaders about learning, leadership and the curriculum. Mary has written extensively about leadership, school improvement and the curriculum: Her current work focuses on the impact of the ‘Faster Read’ project from the University of Sussex on reading outcomes in secondary and primary. Her latest book is KS3 The Ambitious Years: Why Years 7-9 matter more than we think. Mary is a patron of CAPE, has been a governor in four schools, and a trustee for a Multi Academy Trust. She maintains that there are no quick fixes and that great outcomes for pupils are not achieved through tick boxes.
Gary Aubin leads on a SEND School Improvement programme with Whole Education, supporting schools and Trusts to drive a whole-school approach to supporting pupils with SEND. Gary sits on the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review panel. Gary is the Education Endowment Foundation’s SEND Associate. In this role, he has worked extensively on sharing the evidence base behind high-quality teaching for SEND, as well as advised on the development of the SENCO NPQ. As a Consultant, Gary has spoken internationally, advised the BBC, written content for the National Institute of Teaching and given talks to hundreds of Trust, Local Authority and school audiences. Gary Aubin is the author of The Lone SENDCO, a handbook of 300 questions and answers for busy SENDCOs. His second book, The Parent’s Guide to SEND, is being released in early 2025. Gary led on SEND provision for a Multi Academy Trust of 10 primary and secondary schools for several years. He is a secondary teacher, former primary and secondary SENDCO and former secondary Head of Year. Gary also authors the SENDMattersUK blog.
