Thinking about Curriculum for Excellence - Introduction
Curriculum for Excellence
The Scottish curriculum is currently going through a national review called Curriculum for Excellence with the aim of developing a streamlined curriculum for 3-18-year-olds and implementing new approaches to assessment.
The purposes of the curriculum are to enable all young people to become:
successful learners
confident individuals
effective contributors
responsible citizens.
Curriculum for Excellence will be based on seven principles which will underpin all the learning experiences of children and young people throughout their 3-18 education.
Timescales
Work on the Curriculum for Excellence guidance has been taking place during 2006, followed by schools piloting/trialling elements from the guidance. Concentrated work to refine and finalise the guidance will take place from January 2007 along with ongoing engagement and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) with educationalists.
From August 2007 there will be a year of familiarisation, preparation and development with ongoing CPD and implementation of Curriculum for Excellence will begin in August 2008.
More information
This section of the 5-14 Curriculum website has introductory information about Curriculum for Excellence, what it will mean for 5-14 education and what teachers can do now to prepare for the transition.
You can find out much more about the review process, the research behind it and case studies from schools on the Curriculum for Excellence website.
The 5-14 Curriculum website will gradually change and develop as the new guidance is adopted so you have access to the most up-to-date information and the most useful teaching materials.
