KS3 The Ambitious Years

In KS3: The Ambitious Years, Mary Myatt sets out a clear and practical approach to curriculum and teaching in Years 7–9.

Drawing on research, classroom practice and years of working with schools and trusts, this book challenges the idea that KS3 is a holding stage and shows how it can become the most powerful phase in a pupil’s education.

Inside, you’ll find:
Why KS3 has been underpowered, and the consequences for KS4
What strong KS3 looks like in practice
How to design a curriculum built on depth, not coverage
The role of reading, vocabulary and knowledge in securing understanding
Practical steps for leaders and teachers to implement change

This is not a book of quick fixes.

It is a call for clarity, coherence and ambition, for every pupil.

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: ‘High Challenge, Low Threat’, ‘Hopeful Schools’ and ‘The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to Coherence’ and ‘Back on Track’. She has also established https://myattandco.com/ an online platform with films for teachers, including teaching assistants and leaders including governors.

Mary has been a governor in three schools, and a trustee for a Multi Academy Trust. She cofounded 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.

She maintains that there are no quick fixes and that great outcomes for pupils are not achieved through tick boxes.

www.marymyatt.com

Twitter: @MaryMyatt