Pedagogy papers

Curriculum for Excellence has reinvigorated the debate on how to improve the quality of learning experiences for children and young people. In the following articles, a number of people share their personal views on pedagogy and their experience in the context of Curriculum for Excellence. As personal reflections, these articles are intended to stimulate ideas, rather than being an expression of formal policy on Curriculum for Excellence; they can be used in a variety of ways, for example for personal reading or for staff discussion.

A Pedagogy for Curriculum for Excellence - October 2008

Tom Hamilton, Director of Educational Policy at The General Teaching Council for Scotland, explores perspectives on pedagogy in Scotland and in other countries.

 PDF File: A pedagogy for A Curriculum for Excellence? (36KB)

Leading Learning at Braes High School - September 2008

Gillian Campbell and David Ironside are teachers at Braes High School, Falkirk. They explain Falkirk’s Leading Teachers scheme and the impact it had on staff and pupils.

 PDF File: Leading Learning at Braes High School (68 KB)

Active Learning - August 2008

Dawn Wighton, depute headteacher of Glenlee Primary School, South Lanarkshire, describes how she led approaches to active learning and the steps taken in Primary 1 in particular. Find out more in the Glenlee Primary School case study.

Co-operative Learning Strategies and Curriculum for Excellence

Tom Connelly, depute headteacher at St Margaret’s High School North Lanarkshire, describes a consistent approach to pedagogy through whole school staff development.

 PDF File: Co-operative learning strategies and Curriculum for Excellence (34 KB)