Anne Brass and Jan Dubiel introduce the Durham Early Years Curriculum Project. This project involves 26 schools across Durham, focusing on strengthening purposeful curriculum design and implementation, and empowering leaders and educators in creating meaningful contexts for progressive teaching and learning.  This episode is the first in a series on Education Durham, an ongoing project with Durham Education and Coram Hempsall's. Upcoming episodes and articles will include project progress through educator voices. To find out more about the project visit: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/projects/education-durham-project/  Episode break down: 00:00 - Curriculum project introduction 07:00 - Senior leadership teams understanding early years curricula 08:50 - Increasing number of 2-year-olds in school provision 13:00 - Educator agency, autonomy and confidence in curriculum development 16:10 - Defining and understanding the term curriculum 17:20 - A curriculum is not just 'planning' 19:00 - Understanding sequencing of learning 22:15 - What we can all learn from special educational needs schools 23:20 - Network meetings within the project 26:35 - Learning behaviours within the curriculum 30:20 - The EYFS is about teaching children how to learn 32:30 - Developing the architecture of being a learner 34:32 - Curriculum project session 2 35:00 - Educator voices as part of the project 39:00 - Ongoing project progression For more episodes visit The Voice of Early Childhood website: https://www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com