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Principles and practice: Expressive arts
The principles and practice document is essential reading for teachers as they begin, and then develop, their work with the statements of experiences and outcomes. It sets out the purposes of learning within the curriculum area, describes how the experiences are organised, and offers guidance on aspects such as learning and teaching, broad features of assessment, progression and connections with other areas of the curriculum.
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- What can learning in the expressive arts achieve for children and young people?
- How is the expressive arts framework structured?
- What are the features of effective learning and teaching in the expressive arts?
- How will we build on children and young people's prior learning in the expressive arts?
- What are broad features of assessment in the expressive arts?
- How are the expressive arts connected with the other areas of the curriculum?
- How do the expressive arts provide children and young people with insight and experiences of Scotland’s distinctive cultural identities?
- How important is inspiration and enjoyment?
- How can the expressive arts contribute to the curriculum in its broadest sense?