Making Connections between Curriculum for Excellence and Early Education and Childcare Courses
On Saturday 29 November 2008, Learning and Teaching Scotland's Early Years team held a very successful conference for FE lecturers involved in the delivery of early education and childcare courses. This one-day conference provided an excellent opportunity to hear about and explore Curriculum for Excellence and encouraged conversations and debate between delegates.
The event focused on:
- updating delegates on recent developments in Curriculum for Excellence, the Early Years Framework and workforce development
- exploring how early years settings and the early stages of primary are putting Curriculum for Excellence into action
- enabling delegates to engage through workshop activities with Curriculum for Excellence and make connections with early education and childcare courses.
You can download the keynote presentations either as PowerPoint slides or as PDF files.
The Current Context in Early Years
Don McGillivray, Head of Early Education and Childcare, Scottish Government
Don McGillivray outlined the vision for Curriculum for Excellence, the Early Years Framework and workforce development. Taken together these will lead to transformational change within the early years landscape.
PowerPoint file: The Current Context (186 KB)
PDF file: The Current Context (63 KB)Curriculum for Excellence and Early Education and Childcare Courses - SQA update
Care Scotland Team, SQA
The SQA updated delegates on the ongoing changes to courses and qualifications.
FE and Curriculum for Excellence in Action
Eleanor Mands, Course Leader, Angus College
Eleanor Mands talked to delegates about how the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence - successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors - were being introduced to the students of Angus College.
Making Connections between Curriculum for Excellence and Early Education and Childcare Courses
Jean Carwood-Edwards, Early Years Team Leader, Learning and Teaching Scotland
Jean Carwood-Edwards led delegates through the purposes and principles of Curriculum for Excellence as well as illustrating some of the draft experiences and outcomes.