The case studies in this section provide staff with exemplars of how some schools in Scotland are implementing the literacy and English experiences and outcomes under Curriculum for Excellence.
Within each of these studies you can find innovative teaching methods, video clips of good practice and numerous support materials for your own use.
Featured sharing practice: Literacy across learning - Auchinleck Academy in action
Since 2002, Auchinleck Academy in East Ayrshire has been actively promoting literacy across learning. Watch video interviews with teachers and young people showing literacy across learning in action.
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Creativity Portal - Ditty and Gaer Boxes
Case study on the Shetland dialect resources for nursery and early primary developed in partnership by the Creative Links Team, schools, artists and the voluntary organisation Shetland ForWirds. (Requires Glow login).
Published on 20 January 2012
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Learning through sketchbooks in art and design
Air Iomlich (On Exchange) is a partnership project that brings practising artists together with learners and teachers to explore their outdoor environments.
Published on 7 November 2011
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Developing skills for learning, life and work
These case studies from a variety of primary and secondary settings around Scotland, demonstrate evidence of progression in the development of skills for learning, life and work as outlined in Building the Curriculum 4.
Published on 23 August 2011
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An interdisciplinary, multi school partnership project exploring impacts, opportunities and adaptations associated with climate change in the Cairngorms National Park through the medium of film making.
Published on 31 May 2011
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CPD support framework to develop practical food skills/knowledge within a cluster
Developing practical food skills and knowledge for early years/primary colleagues led by secondary subject specialists.
Published on 19 May 2011
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Supporting multilingual approaches with children and families
Project to support children and families who speak English as an additional language to become more involved in nursery life. This has been assisted through the use of multilingual, multimedia resources developed to improve daily communication between staff, children and families.
Published on 9 May 2011
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Find out how this national project promotes greater analysis of fiction and non-fiction texts.
Published on 28 March 2011
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The Write at Home project began as a Learning and Teaching Scotland initiative to improve standards in, and engagement with, writing at home and beyond the classroom.
Published on 16 March 2011
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Write at home - Greenwood Academy
Find out how Greenwood Academy in North Ayrshire followed the Write at Home project.
Published on 16 March 2011
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Write at home - Hillhead Primary School, Wick
Find out how Hillhead Primary, Wick, followed the Write at Home project.
Published on 16 March 2011
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