Curriculum

Curriculum for Excellence is Scotland’s new curriculum for children and young people aged 3 to 18. It replaces ‘A Curriculum Framework for Children 3 to 5’ and the ‘5-14 Curriculum’. It builds on the solid foundations developed in the critical years of 0 to 3 which are supported by birth to three guidance.

The early level of Curriculum for Excellence spans pre-school and primary as it is designed to meet the needs of most children from 3 years until the end of Primary 1, promoting better continuity and progression of learning across the sectors. Many of the core messages of Curriculum for Excellence will already be familiar to early years practitioners, as they relate to the importance of:

• Active, experimental learning
• a holistic approach to learning
• smooth transitions
• learning through play.

New support to facilitate the implementation of the new curriculumcan be found in ‘Curriculum for Excellence: Supporting the Early Level’.