Back on Track with Mary Myatt

<p>Mary Myatt is an <strong>education adviser, writer and speaker.</strong></p> <p>Mary trained as an RE teacher and has worked as a local authority adviser and inspector. She engages with pupils, teachers and leaders about learning, leadership and the curriculum.</p> <p>Mary has written extensively about leadership, school improvement and the curriculum: ‘Back on Track’, ‘High Challenge, Low Threat’, ‘Hopeful Schools’ and ‘The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to Coherence’.</p> <p>Mary has been a governor in three schools, and a trustee for a multi academy trust. She co-founded the RE Quality Mark, is chair of the board for the Centre for Education and Youth and a member of the curriculum advisory group for Oak National Academy.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>The book:</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>There are a lot of redundant processes in schools. We need to take a hard look at these and consider whether they are adding value to the core purpose of schools.</p> <p>We need to apply Greg McKeown's 'disciplined pursuit of less' in order to create the time and space to do deep, satisfying work on the curriculum.</p> <p>This means that there will be some hard choices and recognise that if we cannot do everything, we need to move to a space which acknowledges there will be trade offs.</p> <p>This is more than a workload issue, it is about focusing our efforts on the most important agenda item in schools today - the development of an ambitious curriculum for every child, in every school.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Available here:</p> <p>https://www.johncattbookshop.com/back-on-track-fewer-things-greater-depth</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>TDT section</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Bethan is in conversation about the new online CPD leadership course</p>