Principles and practice

The inspiration and power of the arts play a vital role in enabling our children and young people to enhance their creative talent and develop their artistic skills.
The principles and practice document is essential reading for teachers as they start working with the experiences and outcomes for expressive arts.
Experiences and outcomes

All curriculum areas contribute to the totality of the experiences that make up the new curriculum. You can download the experiences and outcomes for expressive arts.
National Qualifications
Information on the expressive arts National Qualifications and links to Art and Design, Dance, Drama, and Music on the National Qualifications website.
Support materials
Inspiring jewellery

This project brought together learning in art and design and science at Hyndland Secondary, Glasgow.
HMIE Expressive Arts Good Practice Conference 2009

Inspiring! the expressive arts conference held in November 2009 highlighted different ways of developing the capacities of Curriculum for Excellence.






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