Key aspects of the curriculum
Communication and language
Find out how practitioners are developing children's language skills and promoting early literacy.
Emotional, personal and social development
Promoting children's self-esteem and social skills, their understanding of emotions and the needs of others.
Expressive and aesthetic development
Examples of projects that allowed children to express themselves through music, art and drama.
Knowledge and understanding of the world
Helping young children make sense of their world by learning about maths and number, the environment and living things.
Physical development and movement
Practitioners and authorities are supporting children's physical development and movement, for example by encouraging physical play.
A Basque model for learning through play
St Timothy's Primary used the Amara Berri methodology to deliver several areas of the curriculum through play.
Curriculum guidance for the early years
Find information on 'A Curriculum Framework for Children 3 to 5' and on the new curriculum 3-18, 'A Curriculum for Excellence'.