Enterprise
A Curriculum for Excellence asks teachers to think about their educational aims and values and their classroom practice. It will give teachers more responsibility to use their professional judgement and creativity within broad parameters.
Although the 5-14 curriculum will be with us for the immediate future, use this short Reflection Guide to help you think about adapting your classroom practice in accordance with the principles and purposes of A Curriculum for Excellence.
Making greeting cards using Appleworks
For their enterprise project Primary 1 and 2 pupils designed and made greetings cards with Appleworks software.
Badges of responsibility
Primary 2 pupils at Whitfield Primary researched, designed and produced badges in a project that imaginatively combined citizenship and enterprise.
Making products with a circus theme
A primary school set up an enterprise company to make and sell products with a circus or Latin American theme to support a Colombian circus school which rescues street children and teaches them skills to earn a living.
Learning about outdoor occupations
All the pupils were involved in creating a primary school wildlife and recreation area which strengthened links with local businesses and the community and increased the pupils' knowledge of outdoor jobs.
The litter police are out and about
Echline Primary School uses the Eco Schools programme and an enterprise ethos to enhance their environment and make links with curriculum subjects.
Building Our Skills
Children at a primary school get involved in a variety of whole school initiatives which help develop self-esteem and interdependence.
Filming school history for an enterprise project
As part of an enterprise project, these primary pupils made a video about their school's history including interviews with former pupils.
An enterprising music and art project
Castlefield Primary School is embracing all the principles of Curriculum for Excellence with projects based around enterprise, music, creativity, and getting the local community involved.
Paper the way to cross-curricular success
Pupils with additional support needs made paper, produced healthy breakfasts in French lessons and read fiction with an environmental focus, as part of Fir Park School's cross-curricular approach.
Getting closer to Africa
See how a primary school's links with Embangweni Primary in Malawi have helped stimulate children's learning in the global dimension.
Using international links to develop active pupil participation
Glenisla Primary uses its links with Europe as a catalyst for several whole school community developments.
Promoting fair trade
St Brendan's Primary pupils take action to raise awareness of fair trade issues and encourage their community to try fair trade products.
Using a learning wall
St George's School in Edinburgh created a Learning Wall to display a summary of students' learning development and to encourage cross-curricular dialogue.
Enterprise and Fairtrade group
See how Holyrood Secondary's Enterprise and Fairtrade group has successfully fundraised for children in Liberia and Malawi.