National documents
Curriculum for Excellence
The Curriculum for Excellence website has information on the purposes and principles of the 3-18 curriculum as well as experiences and outcomes for curricular areas.
Ambitious, Excellent Schools
Ambitious, Excellent Schools sets out the Scottish Executive's agenda for the most comprehensive programme of modernisation for a generation or more. It encompasses actions to heighten expectations, to give more freedom to teachers and schools, to offer greater choice and opportunity for pupils, better support for learning and to create tougher, intelligent accountabilities.
National Priorities in Education
Priority 1 is: 'To raise standards of educational attainment for all in schools, especially in the core skills of literacy and numeracy, and to achieve better results in national measures of achievement, including examination results.' The National Priorities in Education website offers support to schools and education authorities taking forward the implementation of the National Priorities in Education.
Birth to Three: supporting our youngest children
Guidance for all those involved in caring for babies and very young children. This may include early years workers, social care and health practitioners, and students preparing to work in early years settings.
5-14 guidelines: English Language
English Language 5-14 comprises four components: Reading, Writing, Talking and Listening. Each of these components has several strands with attainment outcomes, detailing what children should know and be able to do within each level, A-F. The guidelines and an introduction to English Language 5-14 are available on 5-14 Online.
National Qualifications: English
The NQ Online English page provides support materials and external web links for teaching and learning. News, events and feature articles are included to assist professional development.
NQ Core Skills: Communication
Communication skills underpin almost all personal, social, learning and working activity. They are essential in clarifying one's own thoughts, in interacting and conversing with others, in expressing thoughts and in conveying information, feelings and opinions. The SQA website includes the Core Skills catalogue and frameworks.
National Statements
The National Statements for Improving Attainment in Literacy and Numeracy provide an overview of national guidance, resources and initiatives available across pre-school, primary and secondary education in Scotland. They also set out the Executive's future action to improve attainment in literacy and numeracy.