“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” Benjamin Franklin

“Knowledge begets knowledge.” E.D.Hirsch

A knowledge organiser is a one-page document for one unit of work in one subject.  In foundation subject all knowledge organisers are headed with a focusing enquiry question.  The purpose of our knowledge organisers is to provide pupils with accessible guidance about knowledge that they can study on their own in order to build a secure schema with a recall of the knowledge elements. They are intended to be a summary; not a comprehensive, exhaustive list of all that could be known.

Each knowledge organiser is a bespoke document prepared by class teachers.  Teachers have to consider: What are the overarching themes or timeline for this unit?  What is the key technical vocabulary?  Who is a key person?  By paring down knowledge to the essentials it brings a rigor and discipline to each subject. 

Our Knowledge organisers can include:

• An enquiry question

• Tables or columns of related information

• Bullet point lists of key ideas

• Sequences/flow diagrams

• Labelled images

• Timelines

• Technical vocabulary

• Prior Learning

• A Key person

• Related school values