Building the curriculum
The Building the Curriculum series provides advice, guidance and policy for different aspects of Curriculum for Excellence.
The information in these documents, and expanded in this website, will help schools and other establishments plan the transformational change which is the aim of Curriculum for Excellence.
Planning should proceed on the basis that the school years from 2008/2009 to 2009/2010 will be spent on preparation for approaches based on this guidance from school year 2010/2011.
Building the Curriculum 3
A framework for learning and teaching
The existing guidance on the 3-5 curriculum, 5-14 curriculum and curriculum design in the secondary sector is replaced by Building the Curriculum 3.
Develop your understanding of the framework and how to use it as a technical document for curriculum planning.
The guidance
Building the Curriculum 1 - the contribution of the curriculum areas
Building the Curriculum 2 - active learning in the early years
Building the Curriculum 3 - a framework for learning and teaching
Improving through self-evaluation
How can you review your current curriculum to see if it meets the purposes and principles of Curriculum for Excellence?
How do you develop your curriculum to improve outcomes for all learners?
Access the advice and guidance from HMIE in the Improving through self-evaluation section.