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As a special school it can be challenging to work with a consultant around the curriculum. As soon as I met Jo I knew she understood the adaptions needed for the school and we quickly began to work together effectively. We have worked with Jo for many years and she has a wealth of knowledge across all curriculum areas. Jo has led curriculum meetings, helped design a whole curriculum and worked to develop the role of curriculum leaders. I highly recommend Jo, she is warm welcoming and a curriculum expert.
Working with Jo has been truly transformative. In September 2022, we set out to completely redesign our wider curriculum offer. We knew that we wanted to create a bespoke curriculum that would inspire and engage all of our children. However, it was difficult to know where to start given that we had so many areas that we felt needed considerable work. Subject leaders were keen to lead their subjects well but lacked confidence in their own subject knowledge and leadership skills.
Jo not only worked with subject leaders to rewrite each area of the curriculum, she also helped to develop them as leaders, enabling them to feel confident in carrying out monitoring and evaluation activities and thus drive whole school improvements. Jo also delivered staff training to fill gaps in teachers’ subject knowledge which led to concepts such as chronology and map work being taught progressively throughout school.
In the run up to Ofsted, Jo went above and beyond to ensure that subject leaders felt confident to take part in a deep dive and could talk with passion and confidence about their subject – even taking it upon herself to visit school on the evening before inspection to offer last minute tips and advice.
With Jo’s support, Ofsted had the following to say about our curriculum offer:
The school has designed an exciting and ambitious curriculum which ensures that pupils learn successfully across a range of subjects… It has ensured that pupils learn a vibrant curriculum which builds their academic knowledge as well as pride in the local area. For example, pupils learn about local history and the legacy left by influential figures. The school has set out the most important knowledge and vocabulary that pupils need to learn.
In summary, Jo has played a pivotal role in our school’s development, and we are immensely grateful for her contributions. The impact she has had will be felt for years to come, and I wholeheartedly recommend her services to any school seeking to design an exciting curriculum that meets the needs of their children.
We have had the pleasure of having Jo Millard deliver staff training at our school on many occasions. Jo is always highly engaging, knowledgeable and provides staff with excellent strategies and ideas to use in their classrooms to bring about excellent outcomes. I would highly recommend her training!
We have been working closely with Jo since 2017. Jo has been essential to our school improvement journey offering helpful advice, support and challenge as necessary. She has regularly worked with our whole staff leading staff training as well as working with our SLs on a one to one basis. Jo is extremely knowledgeable in all areas of the curriculum (which is not always easy to find!) Her passion for high standards and creating an engaging and innovative curriculum aligns with our vision and values making a perfect partnership. Her realistic and pragmatic approach has been helpful and reassuring over the years. She makes all staff (irrelevant of their experience) feel at ease and she has helped our leaders grow and develop. We look forward to continuing our strong working relationship for the benefit of our staff, pupils and whole school.
Our school has received exceptional curriculum support through the services that Jo provides. Jo has been incredibly supportive, working closely with our Subject Leads, offering insightful guidance that has made a real impact on our curriculum development and teaching practices. Her deep knowledge of the latest curriculum updates ensures that our staff are always aligned with current standards and best practices. Jo’s approachable and patient nature has fostered open communication, and her advice has consistently been practical and tailored to the unique needs of our school. Our staff love working with Jo. Thanks to her expertise, we feel more confident around further developing our curriculum and prepared to deliver high-quality lessons. We highly recommend Jo for any school seeking reliable and up-to-date curriculum support.
