About CUSP

CUSP is a partnership, not a product. We serve over 156,000 pupils across 600 schools in the UK, as well as a growing number of international schools too. The aim of this partnership model is collaboration. In joining the CUSP community, you will be surrounded by passionate educators who are equally as committed as you are to providing exceptional outcomes for pupils. All our evidence is showcased from the classroom and excellent practice – it’s where we make the genuine gains.

CUSP is guided by evidence-led curriculum structures, such as retrieval, spaced retrieval practice and interleaving. It is underpinned by explicit vocabulary instruction and research-focused pedagogy. Combining these has led to exceptional outcomes for pupils, as a result of coherent curriculum design and instructional teaching. It also gives you, as school leaders, consistency and expectations. CUSP is unapologetically ambitious – it will not only improve outcomes for pupils, but also teacher subject knowledge.

Integral to CUSP is the evidence-led pedagogy that sits behind the architecture of the curriculum design. If you join our partnership, I’d urge you strongly to spend time with staff going through the essential CPD we have provided online and with handbooks. Each one is designed to support a staff meeting.

Alex Bedford
CUSP Curriculum Director

Connected

Our work is built around
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cognitive load theory
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principles of instruction
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evidence informed practice

Cumulative

We believe learning isn’t an event
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It must be
knowledge-rich
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vocabulary-rich
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skilful

Coherent

Sequence matters
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systematically planned
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explicit instruction
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supports acquisition of curriculum content

Champions of our Curriculum Partnership