Dr Ben Jensen
CEO, Learning First
Ben has advised governments in Australia, North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia on education strategy and reform. Before founding Learning First in 2014, he was director of the Grattan Institute’s School Education Program. He also worked with numerous education systems across the world during five years at the OECD, where he conducted research on education policy and school and teacher effectiveness.
09:25
1 Main programme
Keynote: Stewarding the Curriculum: What the international evidence tells us
Curriculum reform is often dominated by political debate and high-level statements about knowledge, skills and quality. Yet what ultimately matters is the curriculum that is written, taught and assessed in classrooms. Drawing on Learning First’s work with education systems internationally, this keynote will explore what effective curriculum reform looks like in practice. It will focus on the processes required to design high-quality curricula and ensure consistent implementation across schools, highlighting the key challenges and opportunities for trust leaders leading reform in England.