Policy context

Curriculum for Excellence

Curriculum for Excellence is about providing the best possible learning opportunities for all children and young people to help them become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors, and make sure that they have the skills for learning, skills for work and skills for life.

Curriculum for Excellence will offer better educational outcomes for all young people and will provide more choices and more chances for those young people who need them. 

This means:

• a coherent curriculum for all from 3 to 18 wherever learning takes place.
• a focus on outcomes.
• a broad, general education up to about age 15.
• a focus on literacy and numeracy at every stage.
• time to take qualifications in is best suited to the young person.
• more opportunities for developing skills for life and skills for work for all young people at every stage.
• appropriate pace and challenge for every child.
• ensuring connections between all aspects of learning and support for learning.

Included, Engaged and Involved

Included, Engaged and Involved recognises that in order for all children and young people to be able to  become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors, they must be included, engaged and involved throughout their time at school. 

Attendance at school is fundamental to achieving this aim and for some looked after children and young people this can be particularly challenging. Guidance on promoting attendance and managing absence which includes specific reference to the needs of vulnerable children and young people, including those who are looked after.