Curriculum and Lesson Planner

Curriculum and Lesson Planner enables schools to organise their curriculum and teaching plans. Long-term curriculum and individual lesson plans can be created that enhances pupils’ learning. The software supports improved use of Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA) time and can help ensure that this time is used in a way that integrates with the School Development Plan.

The Module comes pre-loaded with National Curriculum Subjects, the National Literacy Strategy, the National Numeracy Strategy, the Foundation Stage Strategy and the Programs of Study from the Standards Site.

Benefits for the Teacher:

• Saves time for teachers both in preparing new materials and pulling together existing resources for teaching
• Provides a central store for all the teaching and learning planned by the school. This is invaluable in providing continuity from year to year and to support new teachers 
• Flexible to allow easy changes to the lesson plans at an individual teacher and school level, both during planning and lesson delivery 
• Daily access to each teacher’s current lesson plans via the SIMS .net Home Page 
• Provides teachers with easy access to important special needs information and Individual Education Plans and other information in SIMS .net

Benefits for the School:

• Provides a clear structure to support the School Evaluation Framework by supporting both lesson evaluation and the ability to report on curriculum coverage within National Curriculum expectations
• The export and import of Study Topics and Lesson Plans supports collaborative working