Curriculum for Excellence

Support for staff

Exemplification of Curriculum for Excellence

The case studies in this section provide staff with exemplars of how some schools in Scotland have started to implement the sciences experiences and outcomes under Curriculum for Excellence.

Within each of these studies you can find innovative teaching methods, video clips of good practice and numerous support materials for your own use.

These are by no means prescriptive teaching models for the curriculum but are provided to offer you inspiring illustrations of innovative practices that are already being used in Scottish schools today.


Children from Boroughmuir High School watching a presentation

Promoting science during primary to secondary transition

This illustrates an innovative transition project that promotes science, technology, sustainability and global citizenship.

A girl stretching a blue material called floam

Properties and uses of materials

Through active learning children can explore the properties of different substances. The following examples of learning activities and pupils' work are used to exemplify standards at early, first and second level.