Karen Loomes is Head of Primary School, The Duston School

We thought a knowledge-rich curriculum would help our children learn more. We didn't expect it to give our teachers added confidence too.

Back in 2021, our curriculum was topic-based, creative and our children enjoyed it. As an approach, it had served us well, but we had begun to sense it had taken us as far as it could. In a topic-based model, the subject is often a servant to the theme. You start with "The Rainforest" or "The Victorians" and build activities around it. It looks coh...
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