Classroom planning

These examples of planning are designed to assist teachers and school managers in planning work for the 5-14 curriculum.

Thinking about Curriculum for Excellence

Curriculum for Excellence will introduce eight refreshed and re-focused curriculum areas, and make space in the timetable for interdisciplinary projects and studies. Future planning will follow the principles underlying the new Curriculum for Excellence.

Although the current 5-14 curriculum will be with us for the immediate future, you can use the resources on this site with Curriculum for Excellence in mind. Use this short Reflection Guide to help you adapt resources in accordance with some of the principles and purposes of Curriculum for Excellence.

Word file: Curriculum for Excellence Reflection Guide (45KB)

Title	Description
Classroom planning: social subjects	Two planners for social subjects topics prepared and used by Richmond Park School in Glasgow, together with examples of pupils' work.
Energy and forces	Topics developed within the Kirkland High School cluster which outline activities and assessment strategies.
ICT programme of study	Activities taken from the recently published levels A and B of the Dumfries and Galloway programme that will assist schools to implement the revised national ICT guidelines. More information about this material and its availability can be had from ICTSU, Dumfries and Galloway Council.
ICT skills checklist	The following checklist of ICT skills has been developed by Prospect Bank School, Edinburgh to assist in the planning and recording of children's progression through the basic ICT skills. Prospect Bank School is a school for primary age children who have moderate/complex special educational needs.
Lower primary topic planner: day and night	A planner focusing on the topic 'Day and Night' produced by Linlithgow Primary School. The general planning format is based on developmental work by the West Lothian Council 5-14 Science and Technology team.
Middle primary topic planner: my body	A planner focusing on the topic 'My body' produced by Linlithgow Primary School. The planning format is based on developmental work by the West Lothian Council 5-14 Science and Technology team.
Perth and Kinross drama materials	Perth and Kinross Council's staff development provision for primary school staff includes considering drama as an important means of learning across the curriculum. These excerpts include: examples of a number of drama games that can be used to help children develop their listening skills. a short sheet of definitions of some of the main conventions relevant to drama in primary education produced by Perth and Kinross Council. a grid for planning a drama curriculum at Level A.
Social subjects topic planner	A blank topic planner prepared by Renfrewshire Council to assist teachers in the planning of their social subjects themes.
Upper primary topic planners	Planners focusing on the topics 'Earth's Materials' and electricity produced by Linlithgow Primary School. The general planning format is based on developmental work of West Lothian Council 5-14 Science and Technology team.