Curriculum for Excellence

Sharing practice

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Find out how schools and local authorities are approaching Curriculum for Excellence in their local contexts. Share some of the exciting practice that is taking place in planning, building and delivering the new curriculum across Scotland.

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Support for staff

Learning illustrations to help you implement Curriculum for Excellence in your school. 

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Early years and primary

Find good practice and teaching ideas from early years and primary.

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Secondary

Curriculum for Excellence is transforming learning in the secondary stages.

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HMIE/LTS Good Practice conferences

Highlights from the healthy food in schools, home economics, science and special schools conferences and information on upcoming events.

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Schools and youth work

Schools share their individual experiences of implementing a youth development programme.

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Supporting professional reflection

Professional reflection and discussion is key to engaging with the new curriculum.

Use our professional reflection papers and the National Glow Groups to help you reflect on your practice and discuss the challenges and opportunities of the new curriculum with your colleagues and other practitioners.

HMIE - Journey to Excellence

The Journey to Excellence website contains video-based case studies of Scottish schools and early years centres illustrating excellence in their day-to-day work.

Building your curriculum

These insights have been prepared by curriculum planners and other practitioners involved in progress towards developing curriculum structures.

Skills development

See examples of interdisciplinary projects that help to develop skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work in line with Building the Curriculum 4.