Support for local authority officers

Workshop: Supporting schools in curriculum change

This document is designed for use in a workshop for quality improvement and education officers to help them review and adapt their current approaches to monitoring and evaluating school improvement in the light of 'Building the Curriculum 3'.

PowerPoint file: EA group workshop - Supporting schools in curriculum change (461 KB)

Education authority support for schools: key questions

A bank of questions has been developed to support professional dialogue with school managers who are reviewing their current curriculum structures and considering new approaches. The questions are not provided as an exhaustive list but should be viewed as possible prompts for dialogue and discussion to be used as and when appropriate.

Word file: Education authority support for schools - key questions (201 KB)

City of Edinburgh: S1-S3 curriculum architecture position paper

This position paper seeks to assist secondary schools within the City of Edinburgh in developing revised S1-S3 curriculum structures. 'Building the Curriculum 3' provides the strategic framework on which curriculum design should be based. This paper provides specific guidance for the S1 stage. Further guidance will be provided for the S2 and S3 stage.

In order to ensure a level of consistency across schools, this position paper seeks to provide further strategic guidance while supporting autonomy within schools to develop experiences appropriate to their local context.

PDF file: City of Edinburgh S1-S3 curriculum position paper - October 2009 (120 KB)

Aberdeenshire Council: Building our Curriculum - Levels 2 and 3

This is one of a series of papers to support the implementation of 'A Curriculum Framework 3-18 for Aberdeenshire'. It describes planning the curriculum and in particular the development of P6-S1 experiences and outcomes to meet the needs of all our children and young people.

Word file: Building our Curriculum - Supporting the implementation of the curriculum at levels 2 and 3 (920 KB)

Highland Council Curriculum for Excellence framework update

The purpose of this document is to confirm the framework within which Highland Council will implement Curriculum for Excellence and to clarify expectations for school planning between February and July 2010.Word file: Highland Council Curriculum for Excellence framework update (112 KB)