CUSP | Unity Schools Partnership

Curriculum with Unity

In line with our vision of making remarkable change happen, Unity Schools Partnership is proud to have its own curriculum, Curriculum with Unity Schools Partnership (CUSP), originated by Curriculum Development Director, Alex Bedford.

CUSP is underpinned by evidence, research and cognitive science. The curriculum is deliberately sequenced to activate prior learning, build on skills and deepen knowledge and understanding, enabling robust progression for every pupil.

There is an emphasis on vocabulary acquisition, retention and use to break down learning barriers and accelerate progress. Specific skills are discreetly taught and practised so that they become transferrable. Learning, vocabulary and content is cumulative; content is learned, retrieved and built upon.

Although the curriculum was developed for schools in the Unity Schools Partnership, we have been pleased to share it with 600 schools nationally and internationally – and this number is growing every day.

Find out more about CUSP by clicking on the graphic below.

An Introduction To CUSP

Alex Bedford explains the concept behind CUSP and why it is a ‘Curriculum Revolution’. Alex discusses the sequence of learning, vocabulary and cognitive science in depth in relation to CUSP.

Alex also discusses cumulative quizzing as means of retrieval practice, rather than testing what they know before the module, and then what they’ve learned after the module.